Service difficulty report · Wire · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
June 27, 2017
Submitted
August 3, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N820PM
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1686
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2F
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Pressure Switch
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE MAIN GEAR BOX OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS CAUSING MG8 PRESSURE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON CAUTION PANEL. THIS OIL PRESSURE SWITCH ONLY LASTED 21 DAYS WITH 101.6 HRS FLOWN. FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THIS PARTICULAR PART SHOWED INTERNAL WIRES CHAFFED AGAINST MICRO SWITCH CAUSING A SHORT IN WIRES AND ILLUMINATING MGB PRESSURE LIGHT. SUGGEST INTERNAL WIRES BE WRAPPED AND PROTECTED WITH WIRE LOOM DURING MANUFACTURING BEFORE HOUSING IS PLACE ONTO SWITCH.

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