Service difficulty report · Wire · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
October 10, 2007
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3927
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tach Sensor
Part time
1,150 hours
Component
Sensor
Component part number
50071550020
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED NO LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING HORN (HEADSET BEEP) NR GAUGE INDICATIONS WAS NORMAL. SENSOR IS DUAL ELEMENT WITH ONE PORTION PROVIDING EACH SIGNAL FOR WARNING HORN AND NR INDICATION. INTERNAL WIRES ARE SO FINE THIS UNIT IS FAILURE PRONE, SUGGEST OPTIC SENSOR DESIGN. (K)

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