Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
October 29, 2021
Submitted
October 29, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
QR9R369D
M1 Support Services
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
07720199147
Aircraft time
3,058 hours
Part
Actuator
Part number
B761M2400102
Part serial
5233
Condition
Illuminated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

VAR NR CAUTION ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND FLI SPLIT GREATER THAN 1 FLI. PUT VARNR SWITCH TO MANUAL AND SYNC'D THE FLI'S. GOING BACK TO NORM CAUSED THE FLI'S TO SPLIT AGAIN AND VAR NR CAUTION DID NOT EXTINGUISH. TQ SPLIT DID NOT EXCEED 15 %. MTF: VARTOMS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, VAR NR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. DURING VARTOMS ADJUSTMENTS, NUMBER 2 TRIM MOTOR WAS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPING CAUSING ERRATIC FLI MOVEMENT. REPLACED #2 TRIM ACTUATOR (IPC: 76-12-01-01A-100A) IAW AMM 76-12-00,4-8.