Service difficulty report · Wire · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 19, 2007
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3949
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Tach Sensor
Part time
2,837 hours
Component
Sensor
Component part number
50071550020
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR (ROTOR RPM) MAGNETIC SENSING PICKUP LOOP BROKEN CAUSING INTERMITTENT NR INDICATION FLUCTUATIONS DURING FLIGHT. PROBABLE CAUSE IS THAT WIRE AND FRAGILE COIL WIRE IS HAIR THIN. SUGGEST A STRONGER WIRE HARNESS BE USED. (K)

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