Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
November 24, 2015
Submitted
November 25, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89AE
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45433
Aircraft time
30,400 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C28B
Part
Actuator
Part number
65A238
Part serial
892
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

POWER EXCURSION DURING APPLICATION. POST POWER ON AUTO ROTATION FLARE. TORQUE APPLIED THROUGH 40% FROM 0 AT WHICH POINT TORQUE VARIED 40%-70 &-45%-60% WITH 0 COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT. ACFT YAWED RT & LT TWICE. ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. EVENT HAPPENED WITH CALM WINDS. AFTER EVENT, MX FOUND THE LINEAR ACTUATOR TO BE INOPERATIVE.

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