Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
February 12, 2007
Submitted
February 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109DK
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11504
Aircraft time
2,635 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2K1
Engine time
2,635 hours, 3,447 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
9550177590
Part serial
380
Condition
Eroded
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
2,635 hours, 3,447 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING NR 2 ENGINE START-UP. NR 2 ECU MAINTENANCE AND TOT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DOWN LOADED NR 2 ECU AND FOUND FAULT CODE FOR T-4 SIGNAL LOSS. DURING START THE ECU MONITORS T-4 TEMPERATURE. IF SIGNAL IS LOSS THE ECU SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN TO PREVENT OVER TEMP OF THE ENGINE (ONLY DURING START). FOUND PYROMETRIC HARNESS PROBE ERRODED. THE NR 2 ENGINE PYROMETRIC HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECKS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. POWER CHECKS WITHIN MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS.

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