Service difficulty report · Pedal · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
July 13, 2017
Submitted
July 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135LX
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
1004
Aircraft time
2,740 hours, 10,391 cycles
Part
Pedal
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED A PEDAL PROBLEM WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING. PILOT NOTICED THAT THE PEDALS SEEMED MISALIGNED FROM THEIR NORMAL POSITION. HE ELECTED TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT KROA. HE NOTED WHEN HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE THE NOSE MOVED TO THE RIGHT BUT IT WAS NOT A STUCK PEDAL AND HE HAD FULL CONTROL. WHILE HE LINED UP FOR A RUN ON LANDING HE WAS ABLE TO LAND NORMALLY WITH NO ISSUES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO MX. MAINTENANCE HAS INSPECTED THE COMPLETE T/R CONTROL LINKAGE SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE SEMA ACTUATORS. NOTHING FOUND. COMPLETED GROUND TESTS WITH HYDRAULIC POWER APPLIED WITH NO FINDINGS. DISCONNECTED T/R CONTROLS FROM T/R SERVO AND INSPECTED LINKAGE FOR BINDING BY HAND WITH NO FINDINGS. ACFT REMAINS OOS FOR NOW TO EVALUATE FURTHER.

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