Service difficulty report · Servo · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
January 4, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253MT
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
1153
Aircraft time
1,682 hours, 4,833 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
L673M20A1012
Part serial
01299
Condition
Leaking
Location
Collective
Part time
1,682 hours, 4,833 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PL FOR CYCLIC BACK PRESSURE CAUSING RESISTANCE TO PILOT INPUT. PATIENT WAS PICKED UP, ENROUTE, WHEN THE PILOT FELT HIS CYCLIC INPUT HAD REARWARD PRESSURE. PILOT MADE PL AT A HOSPITAL WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON MECHANICS INSPECTION FOUND COLLECTIVE SERVO LEAKING. SERVO REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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