Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
March 3, 2008
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3949
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
116SF2C502W253
Condition
Defective
Location
Collective
Part time
128 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

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN ADJUSTING POWER FOR CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE HAD FLUCTUATIONS WHEN PASSING THROUGH A CERTAIN COLLECTIVE POSITION THAT WERE REPEATABLE IF SELECTING THE POSITION IN QUESTION. UPON SHUTDOWN A FAULT CODE WAS GENERATED INDICATING THE COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER WAS FAULTY. A NEW POTENTIOMETER WAS INSTALLED AND NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAULT FOR THIS PART THAT EFFECTS THIS MODEL AIRCRAFTS DISPATCH RELIABILITY. (K)

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