Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 17, 2007
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4022
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Power Supply
Part number
6485000
Part serial
1186
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Exterior Light
Part time
1,126 hours
Component
Light
Component part number
6485000
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

THIS ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT AND POWER SUPPLY ASSY HAS PROVEN TO BE OF LOW QUALITY AS MOST FAIL WITHIN THEIR FIRST 1000 HOURS OF SERVICE AND ARE NOT REPAIRABLE IAW MFG. AS THIS UNIT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE WE RECOMMEND THAT THE WHEN LED FLASHING ANTI COLLISION LAMP ASSY BE INSTALLED IN ITS PLACE UNDER A FIELD APPROVAL. THIS LIGHT IS VERY BRIGHT WITH A LONG DURATION FLASH IS LESS THAN .333 THE PRICE AND IS REPAIRABLE BY THE MFG. (K)

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