Service difficulty report · Wheel · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 16, 2014
Submitted
April 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131LN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4090
Aircraft time
4,123 hours, 14,404 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
350A37128901
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Gearbox
Part time
1,126 hours
Component
Mast · Airbus
Component part number
350A37129004
Stage of operation
AA
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

ON START-UP, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NR INDICATION WAS AT 364 INSTEAD OF 394 & WAS FLUCTUATING DOWN TO 351. BOTH THE ANALOG NRS & THE DIGITAL NRS ARC WERE FLUCTUATING & THAT THE NF HAD EVERY OTHER SEGMENT OF THE DIGITAL ARC NOT ILLUMINATED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THE ENTIRE SYS IAW MM CH 63-41-00,1-1 NO DEFECTS FOUND. ADVISED TO LOOK FOR BROKEN FINGER OR FINGERS ON THE PHENOLIC WHEEL IN THE MAIN GEAR BOX. ONE FINGER WAS FOUND MISSING. MAINTENANCE WILL BE DONE TO RETURN THIS ACFT TO SERVICE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED ON A GND RUN, 0 FLIGHT TIME RECORDED.

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