Service difficulty report · Connector · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
February 29, 2016
Submitted
March 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7050
Aircraft time
2,124 hours, 7,373 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
2,124 hours, 7,373 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fadec
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON TAKEOFF WITH CREW & PATIENT ONBOARD HE HEARD A WARNING TONE AS HE WAS CLIMBING & TRANSITIONING TO FWD FLIGHT. HE IMMEDIATELY REDUCED POWER & GLANCED AT THE CAUTION & WARNING PANEL & VEMD. THERE WAS AN EXCEEDANCE DETECTED INDICATION THAT WAS OBSERVED. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE HELIPAD & CALLED THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED & FOUND THE VEMD HAD RECORDED AN OVER TORQUE OF 106% FOR 1 SECOND. PERFORMED THE NECESSARY INSPECTIONS IAW THE AMM, CLEANED THE FADEC CONNECTIONS WITH STABILIZER 22 & RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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