Service difficulty report · Resistor · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
August 21, 2011
Submitted
August 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37RX
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0646
Aircraft time
2,430 hours
Part
Resistor
Part number
FCM502K33408F
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Compass
Part time
2,430 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER TURNING ON THE MASTER BATTERY SWITCH AS WELL AS THE ACFT FADEC (2) SWITCHES, NURSE SITTING IN THE CO-PILOTS SEAT POSITION BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR SIMILAR TO AN ELECTRICAL BURN. CREW ALSO SMELLED THE ODOR. DUTY CREW SAW A FAINT GLOW INSIDE THE CENTRAL INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF FADEC SWITCHES AND MASTER BATTERY SWITCH, GLOW AND ODOR SUBSIDED. COMPASS LIGHT RESISTOR WAS FOUND BURNED OUT BEHIND THE RT PEDESTAL POWER DISTRIBUTION BOARD. REPLACEMENT RESISTOR INSTALLED, MX RUNS AND VISUAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED, AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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