Service difficulty report · Pickup · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 1, 2008
Submitted
October 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N849MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4313
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Pickup
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rotor Rpm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PILOT REPORTS THAT HE HAD INTERMITTENT LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING SIGNALS WITH NORMAL ROTOR SPEED INDICATIONS. THE MAGNETIC PICKUP HAD A LOW ROTOR WARNING CIRCUIT COB. CONTINUITY PROBLEM. A NEW SENSOR WAS INSTALLED AND NO FURTHER DEFECT WAS REPORTED. SUGGEST A MORE ROBUST SENSOR BE DESIGNED AS THE COIL WIRES ARE HAIR THIN AND FAIL ROUTINELY. PERHAPS EVEN AN OPTIC SENSOR WOULD BE MORE RELIABLE. (K)

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