Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
July 23, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft time
4,180 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Power Supply
Part number
356H2802
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Anti Collision
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) POWER SUPPLY WOULD STOP WORKING AFTER 15-20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE PULSE WOULD STOP BEING GENERATED AND THE ANTI COLLISION LIGHT WOULD STAY DIMLY LIT. REPLICATED SCENARIO IN HANGAR WITH GROUND POWER ON FOR 15 MINUTES, LIGHTLY TAPPED POWER SUPPLY BOX AND THE LIGHT WOULD STOP WORKING. 2 POWER SUPPLIES ON THIS ACFT AND 1 POWER SUPPLY ON ANOTHER ACFT WITH SAME PROBLEM.