Service difficulty report · Wire · Bell 412

Difficulty date
January 28, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft time
3,367 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Instrument Panel
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED LATERAL CYCLIC IMPULSES FELT IN ALL FLIGHT REGIMES WITH AUTO PILOT SELECTED ON ONLY. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING WAS CARRIED OUT OVER A 3 WEEK PERIOD. THE FINAL RECERTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF WIRE C943D22, WHICH WAS FOUND CHAFING ON THE ACFT STRUCTURE UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE LT SIDE. THE WIRE THAT WAS REPLACED WAS FOUND IN WIRE BUNDLE K-TJ3-4B, WHICH WAS PART OF THE EFIS MODIFICATION. A TEST FLIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT SERVICABLE AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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