Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Bell 505

Difficulty date
February 26, 2019
Submitted
August 14, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 505
Part
Power Supply
Part number
14314
Condition
Failed
Location
Dc Electrical
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS REPORTED TO BELL:AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER FAILURE TWICE IN FLIGHT. THE FIRST OCCURRED DURING THE MISSION. PILOT TEMPORARILY RESTORED POWER BY CYCLING THE GENERATOR SWITCH BUT POWER SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED AGAIN ON APPROACH. AIRCRAFT WAS SAFELY LANDED AND SHUT DOWN. TECHNICIANS ON SITE TRIED TO POWER UP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND BUT WERE UNABLE TO. AIRCRAFT IS AWAITING AN EPSU. EPSU WAS REPLACED, SHIP PERFORM GROUND RUN AND BACK TO REGULAR OPERATIONS. (TC# 20190226009)

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