Service difficulty report · Wire · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
February 13, 2003
Submitted
April 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523AL
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1262
Engine
Tmeca ARRIU2F
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Compressor Senso
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

DURING SHORT FINAL. THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORT FINAL ON HELIDECK. THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND THE NEGATIVE LEAD TO THE COMPRESSOR SENSOR WIRE TERMINAL BROKEN. REPAIRED THE TERMINAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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