Service difficulty report · Detector · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
July 9, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft time
3,304 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Detector
Part number
135000A
Condition
Failed
Location
Electrical Sys
Part time
3,132 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ATTEMPTED TO START THE ACFT FOR A LEAK CHECK AND RUN UP AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE START SWITCH WAS SELECTED AND 1 SNAP OF THE IGNITORS WAS HEARD AND THE STARTER BARELY MADE AN ENGAGEMENT NOISE. THE VEMD SCREENS WENT OFF LINE AND THE START WAS ABORTED. THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WAS OPENED AND THERE WAS THE ODOR OF OVERHEATED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BOX, FUSE DETECTION WAS SEVERELY OVERHEATED. THE CURRENT LIMITER CASE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BUT THE LIMITER WAS OTHERWISE FUNCTIONAL. THERE WAS MELTING OF SOME HARDWARE AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BURNED.

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