SDR 2011F00050

Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
February 18, 2011
Submitted
February 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11QN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3758
Aircraft time
10,218 hours, 11,861 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
73 hours
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
MA12500
Part serial
411
Condition
Faulty
Location
Manifold
Part time
15 hours
Component
Manifold
Component part number
BFS1561
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

10 MINUTES INTO A TOUR FLIGHT, HYD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE, WHERE THE HYD LIGHT WENT OUT PRIOR TO LANDING. RT HYD PRESSURE SWITCH WAS CHANGED. THE RT PRESSURE SWITCH WAS CHOSEN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RT HYD MANIFOLD INCLUDING THE PRESSURE SWITCH WERE CHANGED 15.4 HRS EARLIER.

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