Service difficulty report · Knob · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
October 10, 2015
Submitted
October 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4658
Aircraft time
2,334 hours, 6,970 cycles
Part
Knob
Part number
430035150111
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Component
30a Panel
Component part number
350A6125310151
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, P
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DEPARTED BASE, APPROX 5 NM FROM HOSPITAL NOTICED THAT THE BACK LIGHTING FOR ALL THE INSTRUMENTS WAS DIMMING. TRIED TO INCREASE THE LIGHTING BUT WAS UNABLE. THE NEXT THING TO HAPPEN WAS THE RADAR ALT. WAS INDICATING 0 FEET & WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING, WAS AIDED FLIGHT NVG'S. LOOKED BOTH OUTSIDE & AT THE BACKUP ALT & NOTED AT 3300+ FEET WELL ABOVE THE 1884 REQUIRED FOR THE EN-ROUTE ATL NEEDED TO AVOID ALL OBSTACLES. THE NR 2 GPS WENT OFF LINE FOLLOWED BY THE GYRO'S SHUTDOWN, SHORTLY AFTER THE NR 1 GPS SHUTDOWN & THE VEMD & THE REST OF THE ACFT LIGHTS. DURING THE ENTIRE TIME THERE WAS NO CAUTION WARNING PANEL LIGHT TO SHOW THAT THERE WAS ANY MALFUNCTION, GENE, WARNING. LANDED SAFELY AT THE HOSPITAL HELO-PAD, DURING SHUTDOWN WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE THROTTLE INTO THE IDLE POSITION BEFORE SHUTDOWN.

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