Service difficulty report · Pressure Sensor · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
August 4, 2008
Submitted
October 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4142
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Pressure Sensor
Part number
S1130021089
Part serial
EC130B4
Condition
Intermittent
Location
M/R Gearbox
Part time
975 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

OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT GROUND IDLE. NEW SWITCH INSTALLED. NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. THIS SWITCH NORMALLY WORKS WELL BUT ON OCCASION LOSES INTERNAL CALIBRATION OR IS MISCALIBRATED AS NEW SWITCHES SOMETIMES EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. SUGGEST A MORE MODERN DESIGN BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PART. (K)

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