SDR HEEA107919

Service difficulty report · Servo · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
February 4, 2006
Submitted
April 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1545K
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760047
Aircraft time
19,979 hours
Part
Servo
Part number
7665009805110
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Flight Cont Sys
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON LANDING AND AFTER LANDING ON OFFSHORE HELIPORT DECK, WHEN PUTTING COLLECTIVE DOWN TO FLAT PITCH, COLLECTIVE WOULD NOT STAY DOWN; EVEN WITH COLLECTIVE TRIM RELEASED AND SWITCH OFF. AFTER ATTEMPTING A NUMBER OF TIMES TO GET COLLECTIVE TO STAY DOWN THE FORCES REVERSED, THEN COLLECTIVE WANTED TO STAY DOWN AND REQUIRED MORE THAN NORMAL FORCE TO LIFT FROM FLAT PITCH. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED. COLLECTIVE TRIM SYSTEM WAS APPARENTLY WORKING PROPERLY, AND WAS CHECKED AGAIN AFTER SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RESTARTED AND LEFT TIED DOWN AND SECURED OFFSHORE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL THREE MAIN ROTOR SERVOS S/N 0679X, 0754 AND 0752.