Service difficulty report · Filter · Aerosp AS365N2

Difficulty date
December 10, 2011
Submitted
December 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164CF
Make and model
Aerosp AS365N2
Aircraft serial
6442
Aircraft time
5,842 hours, 31,451 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
704A34621006
Condition
Dirty
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON FINAL APPROACH, PILOT NOTICED THE COLLECTIVE BECAME STIFF AND THE PEDALS HAD A RATCHET FEEL TO THEM. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE APPROACH AND DIVERTED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE APPROACH AND LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ON INSPECTION AND TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE LT HYD FILTER DIRTY. THE FILTER REPLACED, AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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