SDR CHI3212

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
September 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N239CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ006
Part
Actuator
Part number
234HS5603
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cyclic
Part time
6,621 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY SLIGHT AMOUNT OF AFT CYCLIC TO SLOW HELICOPTER AND EXTERNAL LOAD. THE CYCLIC WOULD NOT MOVE AFT OR FORWARD. NO SIGN OF ANYTHING BLOCKING THE CYCLIC MOTION, STILL HAD COLLECTIVE YAW AND ROLL CONTROLS, NO FORE AND AFT CONTROL. PILOT LOWERED COLLECTIVE FOR DESCENT TO A LANDING ON A ROAD IN EVENT CYCLIC CONTROL COULD NOT BE REGAINED. THE CYCLIC FREED AND A LANDING WAS MADE USING MINIMAL CONTROL INPUTS. POST-INSPECTION FOUND PITCH LOWER BOOST ACTUATOR OUTPUT TRUNNION WITH BINDING ROTATIONAL MOTION. (X)

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