Service difficulty report · Servo · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
October 21, 2012
Submitted
October 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4155
Aircraft time
2,303 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Servo
Part number
SC50831
Part serial
3068
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Cyclic
Part time
2,303 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

PILOT HAD NORMAL START AND TAKEOFF, AS AIRSPEED PICKED UP ACFT HAD UNCONTROLED ROLL TO RIGHT. FULL LEFT CYCLIC AND LEFT PEDDAL WOULD NOT FIX STRAIGHTEN ACFT OUT. WENT WITH ROLL TO RIGHT AND JUST MADE A BIG RIGHT TURN AND LANDED BACK AT PAD WITH NO PROBLEMS. ACFT RESPONDED BETTER AT LOWER POWER SETTINGS.