Service difficulty report · Glare Shield · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 13, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft time
268 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Glare Shield
Part number
350A76303001
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
257 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE 4 ALPHA PANEL. DURING FLIGHT TRAINING INVOLVING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IT WAS NOTED THAT SOME PILOTS CANNOT SEE THE CAUTION PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. SIMULATED EMERGENCIES ARE NOT DETECTED BY SOME TALLER PILOTS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BEEN REWORKED AT PRODUCTION AND THE ALPHA 4 CAUTION LIGHT PANEL MOVED HIGHER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NOW SOME PILOTS MUST BEND DOWN TO SEE THIS PANEL IN FLIGHT. ENGINE PRESSURE, ENGINE CHIP AND ENGINE FIRE ARE ON THE TOP ROW AND ARE PARTICULARLY HARD TO SEE FOR SOME PILOTS. THERE IS A "LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" REQUIREMENT IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL FOR AN ENGINE CHIP.

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