What was found
TACHOMETER INDICATOR INOPERATIVE. DURING START OF AIRCRAFT, NR NEEDLE POINTER REMAINS STUCK AT 0 WHILE NTL NEEDLE CONTINUES TO RISE. TAPPING FACE PLATE RETURNS THE NR NEEDLE TO NORMAL. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT CORRECTED PROBLEM. (M)
- Difficulty date
- December 21, 2001
- Submitted
- March 15, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438AE
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 3402
- System (JASC)
- 6340 · Rotor Drive Indicating System
- Part
- Tachometer
- Part number
- 614764031
- Part serial
- 515
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 825 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.