SDR HEEA109158

Service difficulty report · Warning Horn · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
May 9, 2006
Submitted
May 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308PH
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0401
Aircraft time
481 hours
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Part
Warning Horn
Part number
D3899926FE35PN
Part serial
NA
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Fire Warn Sys
Part time
481 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE FIRE AUDIO SOUNDED WITHOUT THE ACCOMPANYING ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND PLUG 105W - FOR COPILOT CYCLIC STICK - COVERED IN SOME SORT OF STICKY SUBSTANCE THAT HAD MIGRATED INTO CONNECTOR. POSSIBLY A SPILL OF COKE OR COFFEE WITH SUGAR. CLEANED WITH MISTY AND APPLIED STABILANT 22. DURING OPS FLIGHT PERFORMED PERCUSSION AND WIGGLE TESTS ON ALL APPLICABLE SWITCHES IN COCKPIT TO NO AVAIL.

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