Service difficulty report · Light · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
October 30, 2007
Submitted
August 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3914
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Light
Part number
6485000
Part serial
1105
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Anti Collision
Part time
3,091 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STROBE FLASH BECAME WEAKER AS THE DAYS PASSED UNTIL UNIT WOULD NO LONGER PASS STROBE INTENSITY REQUIREMENTS AND WAS REPLACED IAW A FIELD APPROVED 337BY THE INSTALLATION OF A WHEEL FLASHING LED ANTI COLLISION LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND ADAPTER BRACKET. THESE MONOBLOCK ANTI COLLISION LIGHT ASSY HAVE NOT HAD PREDICTABLE LIFE EXPECTANCIES AND ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. THEY ARE ALSO THREE TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE LED REPLACEMENTS. (K)

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