SDR EGRR119698

Service difficulty report · Wire · Bell 412EP

Difficulty date
May 17, 2008
Submitted
May 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120LA
Make and model
Bell 412EP
Aircraft serial
36455
Aircraft time
15 hours, 56 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Indicator
Part time
15 hours
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

THIS UNIT WAS SENT TO MAKE THIS INSTRUMENT NVG COMPATIBLE. WHEN THEY CHECKED OUT THE UNIT THEY FOUND THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: THE RT POINTER IS INOP, DUE TO COIL WIRE BROKEN FROM METER. RT POINTER WILL NOT CALIBRATE DUE TO HAIRSPRING BEING DEFORMED. GAUGE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE ONE.

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