Service difficulty report · Indicator · Bolkms BK117A4

Difficulty date
November 23, 2000
Submitted
March 13, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A4
Engine
Lyc LTS101650B1
Part
Indicator
Part number
1179405303
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Triple Tach
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

(CAN) UNIT WAS REPAIRED AND TESTED AT IFR PRECISION INSTRUMENTS (EDM.AB) AND RELEASED SERVICEABLE ON APRIL 3, 1997. UNIT IN STARS STORES IN THE MEANTIME. WHEN INSTALLED IT LASTED 21 HOURS BEFORE THE SAME FAULT OCCURRED: NR 1 ENGINE N2 INDICATOR NEEDLE WOULD DROP OFF SUDDENLY AND TEMPORARY. THIS SAME INSTRUMENT WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN C-FIOM BEFORE REPAIR AND PILOTS RECOGNIZED THIS WAS AN INDICATION PROBLEM.