Service difficulty report · Actuator · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
November 15, 2017
Submitted
November 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944ME
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0945
Aircraft time
5,890 hours, 18,950 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
L673M20A1008
Part serial
00481
Condition
Binding
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
311 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING A POST ENGINE MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN, THE PILOT COULD NOT MOVE THE CYCLIC IN THE AFT DIRECTION DURING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CHECK. INSPECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR CONTROL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE LONGITUDINAL ACTUATOR WAS AT THE FULL AFT TRAVEL LIMIT. WITH HYDRAULIC POWER REMOVED AND NO CYCLIC INPUT THE AFFECTED ACTUATOR WOULD MOVE TO THE CENTERED POSITION.

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