EC 130 B4

Initial Pilot Ground School

Chapter 9
Hydraulic System
 Chapter 9 - Hydraulic System

Hydraulic System - General …...……………………….…………...….… 9.3

Technical Characteristics ….……………………………….…………….. 9.5
Hydraulic System Schematic ……..……………………………………… 9.6
Hydraulic Reservoirs …………....………………...………………………. 9.7
Hydraulic Manifolds ………..…………..………………………………….. 9.10
Hydraulic Filter Assembly ………………....……………………………… 9.13
Servo Actuators …………..………………………………………………… 9.14
Normal Operation ……...……………..…………………………………….. 9.15
Lower System Failure ……...………………………………………………. 9.16
Upper System Failure …………………...………..……………………….. 9.17
Hydraulic and Servo Caution Lights ……..……………………………… 9.22
Hydraulic Caution Light Summary …………...…………………………. 9.26
Review Questions …………………………………………………………... 9.27

9.2
 Hydraulic System - General
Dual Hydraulic
Systems are
totally isolated Three dual-body
from each other tandem mounted
servo controls

Tandem
Reservoirs

Aft pump is belt

driven from the Forward pump
engine to MGB directly driven
driveshaft from MGB

9.3
General Overview of the Hydraulic System:
• Dual hydraulic systems are totally isolated from each other
RH - pressure to lower servo bodies
RH - belt driven pump (as in AS350)
RH - reservoir is the forward of the two tanks
LH - pressure to upper servo bodies
LH - direct drive pump from MGB bevel gear
LH - reservoir is the rear of the two tanks

• NO accumulators in the EC130 B4 hydraulic system

• Tail rotor system is not boosted - there is no servo
• Should either system fail, the flight controls remain boosted
from the other system for continued normal flight

• Dual body, tandem mounted main servos

• Common control input from flight controls
• Rotary distribution valves
9.4
 Technical Characteristics

MIL H5606 fluid NOT certified

Hydraulic fluid is routed through the conical portion of

the transmission housing for pre-heating purposes.

9.5
Hydraulic System Schematic

AFT FWD
LH RH

9.6
 Hydraulic Reservoirs

Rear Reservoir Front Reservoir

Front Pump Rear Pump
L/H Manifold R/H Manifold
Upper Bodies Lower Bodies

9.7
Left Hand / Upper System Pump

Fo
r wa
rd

9.8
Right Hand / Lower System Pump

9.9
 Hydraulic Manifolds
Regulation Valve
35 Bars

Pressure Switch
< 20 Bars

Clogging Indicator
Filter > 2.7 Differential Pressure
3 Micron

Note: Both units are identical

9.10
L/H Hydraulic - Upper System Manifold

“Pop-Out” Clogging
Indicator is here.

9.11
R/H Hydraulic - Lower System Manifold

“Pop-Out” Clogging
Indicator is here.
9.12
Hydraulic Filter Assembly
with Clogging Indicator
3 Micron with No Bypass

“Popped”
Indicator
Button
9.13
 Servo
Actuators

Upper body
(LH hydraulics)

Servo Input Lever

Attaching Point

Lower body
(RH hydraulics

9.14
Normal Operation

9.15
Lower System Failure

RH

Belt Driven

9.16
 Upper System Failure

LH

MGB Driven

9.17
 WARNING PANEL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

HYDR

+
SERVO

Loss of
hydraulic
pressure in
one circuit.

Flight Manual - Emergency Procedures - Page 3-15 9.18

 WARNING PANEL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

Keep aircraft to a more or less level attitude

HYDR
Avoid abrupt maneuvers
Maintain angle of bank lower than 300
+ Maintain IAS below 110 kt (or VNE if lower)
Normal approach and landing
SERVO

Loss of
hydraulic
pressure in
one circuit.

Flight Manual - Emergency Procedures - Page 3-15 9.19

 WARNING PANEL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

Keep aircraft to a more or less level attitude

HYDR
Avoid abrupt maneuvers
Maintain angle of bank lower than 300
+ Maintain IAS below 110 kt (or VNE if lower)
Normal approach and landing
SERVO
NOTE

Loss of LIMIT light may be on if RH circuit failed

or during load factor maneuvers
hydraulic
pressure in [ Note: The Flight Manual is incorrect.
one circuit. “RH” should say “LH” ]
One remaining circuit allows continued safe
flight and landing

Flight Manual - Emergency Procedures - Page 3-15 9.20

 WARNING PANEL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

Keep aircraft to a more or less level attitude

HYDR
Avoid abrupt maneuvers
Maintain angle of bank lower than 300
+ Maintain IAS below 110 kt (or VNE if lower)
Normal approach and landing
SERVO
NOTE

Loss of LIMIT light may be on if RH circuit failed

or during load factor maneuvers
hydraulic
pressure in [ Note: The Flight Manual is incorrect.
one circuit. “RH” should say “LH” ]
One remaining circuit allows continued safe
flight and landing
LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE

Flight Manual - Emergency Procedures - Page 3-15 9.21

 WARNING PANEL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

Keep aircraft to a more or less level attitude

HYDR
Avoid abrupt maneuvers
Maintain angle of bank lower than 300
+ Maintain IAS below 110 kt (or VNE if lower)
Normal approach and landing
SERVO
NOTE

Loss of LIMIT light may be on if RH circuit failed

or during load factor maneuvers
hydraulic
pressure in [ Note: The Flight Manual is incorrect.
one circuit. “RH” should say “LH” ]
One remaining circuit allows continued safe
flight and landing
LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE
CAUTION
Under high load factor, servocontrol
reversibility can be encountered.
Flight Manual - Emergency Procedures - Page 3-15 9.22
Why does the LIMIT light illuminate with
a Left Hand hydraulic system failure?

LIMIT

Left Hand Hydraulic Fluid is used to support the upper Right Hand
roll servo rod end bearing. When the Left Hand Hydraulic system
fails with the rotor turning, the rod end bearing drops against the
limit light switch, thereby activating the light.
9.23
 SERVO
Why does the light illuminate with a
hydraulic failure?

Each hydraulic system

(LH for upper bodies,
RH for lower bodies)
provides pressure to
keep a plunger and
spring from displacing
the secondary distributor SERVO
valve, causing the SERVO
caution light SERVO
to illuminate.

9.24
Should a hydraulic
failure occur, the loss of
Hydraulic
pressure in the system
Failure
will allow for the
plunger to move due Seizure of at least
to a spring force, one of six
distributor valves
displacing an arm illuminates the
attached to the SERVO light.

secondary rotary valve,

causing the SERVO
SERVO
SERVO
light to
illuminate on the CWP
(in addition to the
HYDR light).
9.25
 Hydraulic & Servo Light Summary

• Loss of hydraulic pressure in the lower system will

HYDR SERVO
cause the HYD P light and SERVO light to illuminate.

• Loss of hydraulic pressure to the upper system will

HYDR SERVO LIMIT
cause the HYD P, SERVO & LIMIT lights to
illuminate.

9.26
 Review
Questions

9.27
81. The hydraulic fluid tubing is routed
through a certain component just prior to
going to the servos. What component is
this, and why is the fluid routed through it?

C. Conical housing of the transmission; to

pre-heat the hydraulic fluid.
82. Does the hydraulic filter have by-pass
capability?

B. No
83. What cockpit indicators notify the pilot of
a loss of hydraulic pressure in one circuit?

D. HYDR light and a SERVO light illuminating.

If the LH circuit has failed you will also
have the LIMIT light illuminated.
84. When experiencing a loss of hydraulic
pressure in one circuit, which of the
following landing recommendations is
indicated in the emergency procedures?

C. LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE

 EC 130 B4
Initial Pilot Ground School

End of Chapter 9
Hydraulic System