Service difficulty report · Lever · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
August 8, 2001
Submitted
August 29, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N162TA
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1001
Engine
Tmeca ARRIU2F
Part
Lever
Part number
C761A1014101
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Anticipatr Lever
Part time
1,225 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE NEW ANTICIPATOR COMPONENTS UNDER THE CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE . WE COULD NOT ACHIEVE THE CRITERIA MENTIONED WITH ADJUSTMENTS AND TESTS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, WE DISCOVERED THE ANTICIPATOR LEVER SECURED TO THE COLLECTIVE SHAFT FORWARD OF THE INSTALLED SB WAS INSTALLED FROM FACTORY 180 FROM A NORMAL POSITION. WHICH WHT NEW MODIFICATION WE INSTALLED, CAUSING THE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE ANTICIPATOR AT THE FUEL CONTROL TO BE INCORRECT. ONCE THE ANTICIPATOR LEVER WAS REMOVED, AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY, WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE CORRECT ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE ANTICIPATOR SIDE OF THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

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