Service difficulty report · Exciter · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 14, 2008
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4173
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Part serial
2506
Condition
Failed
Location
Ignition Sys
Part time
752 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

DURING ATTEMPTED START IGNITERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. RESETTING THE BREAKER FOR A GROUND TEST REVEALED AN UNEVEN IGNITER RHYTHM NO NORMALLY FOUND WITH THIS IGNITION SYSTEM, IGNITER BOX WAS CHANGED AS A PRECAUTION. THIS PART HAS BEEN DEEMED NON REPAIRABLE BY THE ENGINE MFG, AS NO SECOND BOX IS EMBODIED REPLACEMENT OF ANY SUSPECT BOX IS PRUDENT. (K)

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