Service difficulty report · Servo · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
February 22, 2016
Submitted
February 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718MD
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4274
Aircraft time
3,240 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,668 hours
Part
Servo
Part number
SC5072
Part serial
1662
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
3,240 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS RT TAIL ROTOR PEDAL WOULD PRESS FWD BUT HIS LT PEDAL COULD ONLY TRAVEL TO NEUTRAL POSITION. TOWER WAS CONTACTED & A REQUEST TO PERFORM A STUCK PEDAL LANDING WAS MADE. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY & THE ENSUING MX INVESTIGATION LED TO A DISCOVERY OF A STUCK INPUT PILOT VLV IN THE TAIL ROTOR SERVO, PN SC5072 & SN 1662. THE SERVO WAS REMOVED & A REPLACEMENT ORDERED.