Service difficulty report · Indicator · Bell 412

Difficulty date
April 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3893P
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
33012
Part
Indicator
Part number
412075010109
Condition
Defective
Location
Triple Tach
Stage of operation
IN
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

WHEN UNIT WAS FIRST CHECKED #1 NEEDLE AND #2 NEEDLE HAD 10% SPLIT THROUGHOUT SCALE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF OPERATION, THE SPLIT BETWEEN #1 AND #2 NEEDLE LESSENED TO 4% AND ONLY ABOVE 70% RPM. TIME SINCE REPAIR 100:10.

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