Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bell 212

Difficulty date
June 28, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
21,074 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Control Unit
Part number
51509002R
Part serial
11217AB
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Dc System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GENERATOR WOULDN'T COME ONLINE, NR 1 AND NR 1 SWAPPED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, CONTROL CONFIRMED TO BE AT FAULT. CONTROL UNIT REPLACED, GENERATOR BALANCING C/O AND A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS UNIT CONTAINED WATER WHEN REMOVED.

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