What was found
INTERCOM SWITCH SPARKED AND SMOKED WHEN DEPRESSED. INSPECTED AND FOUND ICS SWITCH WIRING BROKEN AT SWITCH AND ARCING ACROSS CYCLIC STICK. RESOLDERED WIRING AT SWITCH AND TESTED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2012
- Submitted
- February 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N205FC
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51130
- Aircraft time
- 20,104 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2397 · Communications System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Intercom
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.