Service difficulty report · Holder · Urocop EC155B

Difficulty date
June 14, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC155B
Aircraft time
403 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Part
Holder
Part number
DHS78212010
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuse
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

(CAN) AC HAS THREADED TYPE FUSE HOLDERS. IN CRUISE, LOST OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ON NR 2 ENGINE. LOW PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, (IT'S ON A SEPARATE PRESS SWITCH). PILOT REDUCED NR 2 ENG TO IDLE. TEMP REMAINED NORMAL WITH NO OTHER CHANGES IN SYSTEMS. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUSE HOLDER HAD VIBRATED LOOSE AND CAUSED FUSE FOR OIL PRESSURE INDICATION TO LOSE CONTACT CAUSING A POWER LOSS FOR THE INDICATOR. ABOUT 10 OTHER FUSE HOLDER CAPS WERE ALSO FOUND LOOSE. FUSE HOLDER HAS NO POSITIVE LOCKING FEATURE AND AS A RESULT, NOW WILL BE CHECKING PERIODICALLY. THOUGH NOT A TERRIBLY SERIOUS ISSUE IT IS ONE THAT DESERVED MENTION AS OTHER MFG PRODUCTS MAY USE SAME FUSE HOLDER.

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