Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 27, 2011
Submitted
January 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151AC
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3732
Aircraft time
3,863 hours, 9,998 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
3,581 hours, 9,337 cycles
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
116SF2C502W253
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED YELLOW GOV LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED, 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 YAW ANTICIPATOR POTENTIOMETER AND REPLACED WITH NEW . GROUND RUN AND 26 MIN IN VARIOUS FLIGHT CONFIGURATIONS CHECK FLIGHT REVEALED NORMAL OPS. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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