Service difficulty report · Control Servo · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 18, 2014
Submitted
July 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197BH
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2666
Aircraft time
21,518 hours, 30,038 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Control Servo
Part number
AC67244
Part serial
PU106
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rotor System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE HYDRAULIC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN CAME ON. THE PILOT SLOWED THE ACFT AIRSPEED AND TURNED THE HYDRAULICS OFF. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RUN ON LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR AND HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS FOUND ALL DOWN THE LT SIDE OF THE ACFT. DETERMINED THAT LT SERVO HAD LEAKED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE LEFT SERVO WAS CHANGED AND NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE DETECTED. THE SERVO HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE O/H FACILITY TO DETERMINE WHERE THE LEAK CAME FROM.