Service difficulty report · Switch · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
June 8, 2015
Submitted
June 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0734
Aircraft time
2,074 hours, 6,807 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Engine time
3,228 hours, 531 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
312097802
Part serial
NR00645
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Generator
Part time
3,288 hours, 531 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT ENROUTE, NO PATIENT ON BOARD, THE NR 2 GEN OVHT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THERMAL BASE. EXECUTED EMER CHECKLIST & SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 GEN. LANDED AT BASE UNEVENTFUL. AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE GEN THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DAMAGE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND DETERIORATED CONNECTOR AT TERMINAL D, REPLACED AS REQUIRED. SWAPPED NR 1 & NR 2 ENG GEN OVHT SWITCHES FOR TROUBLESHOOTING & PERFORMED MX CHECK FLIGHT. AT APPROX 40 MINS INTO MX FLIGHT, ENG NR 1 GEN OVHT CAUTION ILLUMINATED & PROPER GENERATOR SHUTDOWN & LOAD SHEDDING PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED BY PILOT. NEW GEN SWITCH ORDERED AOG & REPLACED AS REQUIRED. GND RUN PERFORMED, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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