Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
July 5, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft time
1,905 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIU2F
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Burned
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTED THE V/A INDICATION ON THE VEMD WAS OSCILLATING INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN PARAMETERS, AS WELL, THE LOW ROTOR AURAL WARNING WAS INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDING AND AT TIMES WAS ON STEADY. AT NO TIME WERE ANY ANOMOLIES NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT ENGINE INDICATIONS OR ENGINE PERFORMANCE. UPON LANDING, THE PILOT NOTED THE VEMD CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE COCKPIT PANEL WAS TRIPPED. AFTER SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRE HARNESS LEADING UP TO THE VEMD WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TOP AFT LT CORNER OF THE VEMD (VIEWED LOOKING FORWARD WITH VEMD INSTALLED AND GLARESHIELD REMOVED) AND THE GLARESHIELD ITSELF. SEVERAL WIRES WERE FOUND CHAFED THROUGH AND/OR BURNED THROUGH ALTOGETHER. UPON REPAIR, A SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TEST WAS CARRIED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED OR TAKEN. SEE ATTACHED WIRING DIAGRAM FOR DETAILS OF WIRES EFFECTED. (TC NR 20070717006)

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