Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 1, 2008
Submitted
October 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4134
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Potentiometer
Part time
1,580 hours
Component
Potentiometer
Component part number
116SF2C502W253
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FAILURE CODE AT SHUTDOWN INDICATED FAULT WITH THE COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER. A NEW POTENTIOMETER WAS INSTALLED AND NO FURTHER DEFECT REPORTED. IT WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE ROUTING OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WIRING IN CONTACT WITH THE UNSHIELDED ELECTRICAL HARNESS FOR THE POTENTIOMETER WAS CAUSING SPURIOUS SIGNALS IN THE CONTROL DATA WHICH WERE INTERPRETED AS A PONTENTIOMETER FAILURE. DOZENS OF THESE PONTENTIOMETERS WERE REPLACED. REROUTING THE AIR CONDITIONING WIRING HAS ALMOST ENTIRELY ELIMINATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THESE POTENTIOMETERS. (K)

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