Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
October 10, 2007
Submitted
August 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3967
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
116F2C502W253
Condition
Defective
Location
Decu
Part time
217 hours
Component
Decu
Component part number
EC130B4
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

A FAULT CODE WAS GENERATED AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN INDICATING A DEFECT WITH THE COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER. A NEW POTENTIOMETER WAS INSTALLED. THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE LATEST REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT THEY LAST MUCH LESS THAN THE 2000 HOUR SERVICE LIFE LIMIT. THE SAME POTENTIOMETERS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED LASTED AS LONG AS 4000 HOURS WITHOUT FAILING. (K)

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