Service difficulty report · Plug · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
February 2, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft time
264 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Plug
Part number
350A54111700
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nozzle Plug
Component
Nozzle Plug
Component part number
350A54111700
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING THE 600 HR/24 MONTHS INSPECTION ON ENGINE AND AIRFRAME, FOUND MISSING RIVETS ON COMPRESSOR WASH NOZZLE PLUG. REMOVED DEFECTIVE PARTS AND FOUND METAL FROM RIVET SHAVINGS IN COMPRESSOR WASH NOZZLE. SUSPECT METAL MAY HAVE PASSED THRU COMPRESSOR WASH NOZZLE HOLE (0.054) TO COMPRESSOR AXIAL WHEEL OF ENGINE. SMALL EROSION FOUND ON COMPRESSOR WHEEL. THE PLUG WAS REPLACED AND THE EROSION FOUND WAS WITHIN LIMITS.

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