Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
March 24, 2008
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3833
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
116SF2C502W253
Condition
Defective
Location
Collective
Part time
193 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

FAILURE CODE AT SHUTDOWN INDICATED A FAULT WITH THE COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER. INSTALLED NEW POTENTIOMETER AND NO FURTHER PROBLEM NOTED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAULT FOR THIS PART THAT EFFECTS THE DISPATCH RELIABILITY FOR THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT. (K)

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