Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 14, 2008
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N847MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4266
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
116SF2C502W253
Condition
Defective
Location
Collective
Part time
345 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

A FAULT CODE WAS GENERATED ON SHUTDOWN INDICATING A DEFECTIVE COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER. A NEW PART WAS INSTALLED AND NO FURTHER FAULT WAS DETECTED. THIS IS A RECURRING FAULT FOR THIS PART WHICH HAS EFFECTED THE DISPATCH RELIABILITY FOR THIS MODEL AC. SUGGEST NEW DESIGN OR MFG BE FOUND FOR THIS PART AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. (K)-

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