Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 7, 2011
Submitted
January 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685BA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC685
Aircraft time
30,075 hours, 41,810 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
PS9810081
Part serial
0132
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER START UP, THE PILOT WAS STARTING HIS TAXI ROLL WHEN THE ACFT BEGAN TO TURN LT. HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT IT BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED LT UNTIL IT WAS HARD OVER. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT IN AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE POTS FROM THE ACTUATOR AND RUDDER PEDALS WERE REMOVED AND OHMED OUT. THE WIRING AND CONNECTORS WERE INSPECTED AND CHECKED OK. THE NWS SERVO VALVE WAS REMOVED AND SWAPPED WITH A KNOWN SERVICEABLE UNIT FROM ANOTHER ACFT AND BOTH OPS CHECKED OK. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE SUSPECT VALVE WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON ANOTHER ACFT FAILED WITH A UNCOMMANDED HARD LT TURN WHILE TAXIING. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE SERVO VALVE SO A NEW VALVE WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED WHICH OPS CHECKED GOOD.