Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
August 9, 2023
Submitted
August 9, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
QR9R369D
M1 Support Services
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
19724449831
Aircraft time
2,502 hours
Part
Actuator
Part number
41800876400
Part serial
704776
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TX
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

YAW SAS AND BACKUP SAS APPEARED ON CAD DURING GROUND IDLE. HARD REBOOT DID NOT REMEDY FAILURE. DURING YAW SAS TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND YAW SEMA BAD. COULD GET YAW SAS TO WORK AND DO THE PFT TEST AND YAW SAS AND BACKUP SAS CAME BACK ON AND COULD NOT TURN SAS ON WITHOUT CYCLING POWER TO THE YAW SEMA. CHECKED YAW FOG GYRO VALID SIGNAL AT SEMA WHEN IT FAILS, AND IT WAS THERE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEMA ACTUATOR IAW AMM 67-20-00, 4-14.