Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
January 26, 2013
Submitted
January 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184WK
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9171
Aircraft time
1,630 hours, 6,920 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF, GOING THROUGH TRANSITIONAL LIFT, TRIM (YAW) TRIED TO MAKE NOSE YAW RIGHT, PILOT HAD TO EXCESSIVELY FIGHT TRIM. MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL SYS, INSPECTED AND CLEANED T/R BLADE GRIPS AND PERFORMED AUTOPILOT CHECKS FOR THE TAILROTOR. NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS FOUND AND WE WILL BE PERFORMING A FLIGHT CHECK WHEN MAST MOMENT EXCEEDANCE DISCREPANCY IS CLEARED.