Service difficulty report · Wire · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
February 18, 2011
Submitted
February 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812LV
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0614
Aircraft time
924 hours
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Engine time
924 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Stage of operation
AA
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

PILOT EXPERIENCED AN IN FLT FADEC FAILURE/ENGINE MANUAL INDICATION. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. ON GROUND AND SHUTDOWN, POWER WAS RE-APPLIED TO SYS & NO FAULTS INDICATED. PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS WITH MANUFACTURER SOFTWARE. DOWNLOADED DATA FROM DCU & FOUND FAULT CODE "CFUR 1=5" FOR MODE. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW MM 72-00-02 ON EEC CONNECTOR P1, PINS X & Y WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. LOWERED/OPENED OVERHEAD PANEL TO INSPECT THE WIRING OF THE MODE SELECT SWITCH & FOUND A WIRE CHAFED TO NR 1 ENGINE MODE SELECT SWITCH 103KA. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRE. ALSO REPOSITIONED BUNDLE TO PROVIDE SEPARATION FROM ROTOR BRAKE CABLE THAT WAS PERCEIVED ISSUE WITH CHAFING. SYSTEM TESTED GOOD & ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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