Service difficulty report · Actuator · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
June 28, 2018
Submitted
June 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534LN
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0453
Aircraft time
4,889 hours, 15,472 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
L6730M2311
Part serial
00481
Condition
Stuck
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
7,283 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

PICKED UP THE HELICOPTER IN A HOVER FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AND HOVERED OVER TO THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RAMP AND TAXI WAY, CHECKED FLIGHT CONTROLS FOR NORMAL MOVEMENT AND THEN HOVERED TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY FOR A NORMAL DEPARTURE. MADE A LEFT TURN FOR A LEFT CROSSWIND WITH NO ISSUE, THEN TRIED TO TURN LEFT FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND . WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE CYCLIC LEFT MORE THAN A HALF INCH. NEUTRALIZED THE CONTROLS, AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CYCLIC RIGHT, FORWARD, AND AFT. DEPRESSED THE FORCE TRIM RELEASE AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO MOVE THE CYCLIC LEFT MORE THAN A HALF INCH. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE SERVO WAS STICKING, ABLE TO FREE IT UP AND THEN IT WOULD MOVE LEFT.

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