Service difficulty report · Cable · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
December 11, 2009
Submitted
December 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541LN
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0509
Aircraft time
1,643 hours, 3,963 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
6443107
Condition
Corroded
Location
Emergency Float
Part time
1,270 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING 18 MONTH INSP OF EMERGENCY FLOAT SYS, FOUND CABLE FOR ACTUATING DEPLOYMENT OF FLOATS CORRODED COMPLETELY THRU. CABLE FOR FLOAT SYS IS PART OF STC NR SR01855LA. SYS WAS INSTALLED ON ACFT 08 MAY 2008. MECHANICS INSTALLING REPLACEMENT CABLE WILL INSTALL WITH CPC AND DROPPING INSP TO 6 MONTHS FOR NOW.

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