Service difficulty report · Warning System · Urocop EC130T2

Difficulty date
June 3, 2016
Submitted
June 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N230TJ
Make and model
Urocop EC130T2
Aircraft serial
7966
Aircraft time
178 hours, 828 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2D
Engine time
178 hours, 395 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Part time
178 hours, 828 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE AVCS FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT ABORTED THE FLIGHT ENROUTE TO THE SENDING HOSPITAL & RETURNED TO BASE. COMPLIED WITH THE PROCEDURE IN THE RFM & THE SYS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. UPON LANDING, THE MECHANIC REINITIALIZED THE AVCS SYS IAW THE MM, THEN RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.

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