Service difficulty report · Wire · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
December 1, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44
Aircraft time
4,678 hours
Engine
Lyc O540F1B5
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
IO600646201
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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 A FLIGHT THE LOW ROTOR HORN AND LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PILOT LANDED. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FAULTY TACH POINTS. THE MAGNETO WAS REPLACED AND THE DEFECT WAS RECTIFIED. THE MAG WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND A TACH WIRE HAD CHAFED AND SHORTED TO THE OPPOSITE TACH SPADE TERMINAL WHICH WOULD DISRUPT THE RPM SIGNAL TO THE GOVERNOR CONTROLLER. THE WIRING IN THE POINT COMPARTMENT WAS ROUTED IAW TCM SB 663A. (TC NR 20091202014)