Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 25, 2011
Submitted
January 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151AC
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3732
Aircraft time
3,862 hours, 9,993 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
3,581 hours, 3,598 cycles
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
094400
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
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

UPON SHUTDOWN AND COLLECTIVE ROLLED TO IDLE, PILOT NOTICED FLASHING YELLOW GOV LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT SHUTDOWN ACFT. MECHANIC REVIEWED VEMD FAILURE PAGE ON MX MENU OF VEMD. VEMD INDICATED FAILURE, TEST REF 120, LRU "NF TRIM POT" IN RED. REMOVED NF TRIM POTENTIOMETER WAS R & R WITH NEW. GROUND RUN AND CHECK FLIGHT REVEALED NORMAL OPERATION. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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