Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
June 27, 2013
Submitted
June 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135UT
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0776
Aircraft time
2,236 hours
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Navigation
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 7,000-FT, IFR AND IMC, IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 115 KNOTS, ENROUTE, ACTUATION ILLUMINATED AND PITCH MODE FAILED. MAINTAINED CONTROL OF ACFT PITCH CHANNEL AND ALLOWED NAV MODE TO CONTINUE NAVIGATION. FAILURE OCCURRED IN RELATIVELY SMOOTH CLOUD FORMATIONS AT 7,000-FT WHILE AT LEVEL CRUISE. FAILURE PERSISTED UNTIL LANDING. FLEW THE ACFT MANUALLY, REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING AND SPACING FROM APPROACH & MVA, THEN CANCELED IFR, THEN PROCEEDED VFR TO 09TN. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND NO FAULT WAS FOUND, NOR ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED.

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