What was found
THE PLASTIC FACE FELL OFF THE SENSOR TACH AND PULLED THE COPPER WIRE OUT OF THE SENSOR WRAPING AROUND THE PHONIC WHEEL, CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 2012
- Submitted
- May 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N216CH
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 3619
- Aircraft time
- 5,293 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101700D2
- System (JASC)
- 6240 · Main Rotor Indicating System
- Part
- Tachometer
- Part number
- 50071550020
- Part serial
- 6579
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Mounted Outside
- Part time
- 93 hours, 276 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.