Service difficulty report · Connector · Aerosp SA365N

Difficulty date
February 24, 2012
Submitted
April 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N63CF
Make and model
Aerosp SA365N
Aircraft serial
6068
Aircraft time
11,269 hours, 62,481 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
SC7283
Part serial
110
Condition
Loose
Location
Servo
Part time
70 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT ABOUT 10-20 FT AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID YAW TO THE LT. DID NOT HAVE FULL AUTHORITY OF THE RT YAW PEDAL. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE YAW RATE AND STABILIZE AT ABOUT A 60 FOOT HOVER. MOVING THE COLLECTIVE IN EITHER DIRECTION INDUCED A YAW EITHER TO THE LT OR THE RT. VERY SLOWLY LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A VERY SLOW YAW RATE UNTIL ABLE TO LAND THE ACFT. FOUND TAIL ROTOR SERVO CONNECTOR PLUG LOOSE AND FULL OF OIL CAUSINFG SERVO TO TURN OFF. CLEANED AND RESUECURED CONNECTOR PLUG, COMPLETED MX CHECKS ON GROUND AND OPS CHECK FLIGHT, NO FURTHER ISSUES FOUND.

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