Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 28, 2012
Submitted
April 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151AC
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3732
Aircraft time
4,524 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,242 hours, 7,365 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE OVER LIMIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON LANDING. ACCORDING TO PILOT, WAS ON ROUTE, 1 MILE OUT, IN SEMI-WINDY CONDITIONS. DID NOT PUT ACFT IN ANY ABRUPT MOVEMENTS TO CAUSE OVERSPEED CONDITION & NEVER EXPERIENCED A GONG IN HEADSET. AFTER LANDING, AT SHUTDOWN, VEMD SHOWED AN OVER LIMIT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN NG OF 431 RPM, IAW AMM 05-50-00 6-3, OVER 430 RPM NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED. INSPECTED IAW MM, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE, NOTHING NOTED . PERFORMED A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT TO SIMULATE AND OVERSPEED, REACHING 424 RPM, EXPERIENCE A GONG IN HEADSET, BUT NO LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON VEMD AT SHUTDOWN.

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