Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 14, 2008
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3914
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
116SF2C502W253
Condition
Defective
Location
Collective
Part time
99 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

UPON AC SHUTDOWN A FAILURE CODE WAS GENERATED INDICATING THE COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER WAS DEFECTIVE. A NEW PART WAS INSTALLED WITH NOT FURTHER DEFECT REPORTED. THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR THIS PART THAT HAS EFFECTED THE DISPATCH RELIABILITY FOR THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT. AS THIS DESIGN HAS SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE PERHAPS AN OPTIC DESIGN WITH NO CONTACT WITH A RESISTANCE RIBBON AS WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. (K)

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