Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
June 29, 2023
Submitted
June 29, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
QR9R369D
M1 Support Services
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
07720399182
Aircraft time
3,008 hours
Part
Actuator
Part number
41800876400
Part serial
709415
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING THE ENGINES, THE YAW SAS AND BACKUP SAS CAUTIONS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE CAD. WHILE PERFORMING THE AP TEST THE YAW ACTUATOR KEPT FAILING THE TEST AND THE YAW SAS AND BACKUP SAS CAUTIONS WOULD NOT GO AWAY IF THE APS WERE OFF, BUT WHEN THE APS WERE TURNED ON THEN THE ACTUATOR CAUTION WOULD ILLUMINATE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND YAW SEMA HAD A VALID SIGNAL IN WITH NO VALID SIGNAL OUT. WATER INTRUSION WAS NOTED WHEN DISCONNECTING THE YAW SEMA CANNON PLUG. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEMA ACTUATOR; MTF SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IAW RFM 29.1.