Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
November 5, 2007
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4022
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
116SF2C502W253
Condition
Defective
Location
Collective
Part time
930 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC HAD SOME SUDDEN YAWING WHEN PASSING THROUGH A SPECIFIC COLLECTIVE POWER SETTING THAT WAS REPEATABLE AND INDICATED A SUDDEN CHANGE OF ENGINE TORQUE SUCH AS ONE MAY EXPERIENCE WITH COMPRESSOR STALLS. NO FAULT CODES WERE GENERATED AD THE ENGINE HAD NO OBSERVABLE DEFECT WHEN EXAMINED. APPARENT THAT A DEAD SPOT HAD DEVELOPED IN THE POTENTIOMETER SIGNAL CONTROLLING ENGINE ANTICIPATION. NEW POTENTIOMETER WAS INSTALLED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECT. (K)

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