Service difficulty report · Connector · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
June 26, 2016
Submitted
June 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0734
Aircraft time
2,174 hours, 7,519 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Defective
Location
Mgb Bay
Component
Mgb · 4649010010
Component part number
4649010010
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED FLICKERS AND INTERMITTENT SOLID, ROTOR RPM LIGHT ON CWP. PILOT VERIFIED NR ON TRIPLE TACH AND VEMD FOR N2 MATCHED AND WERE STABLE. ABORTED CALL & RETURNED TO BASE TO INITIATE DISCREPANCY, CONTACT MECHANIC, MCAS. UPON ARRIVAL, INSPECTED MGB COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS OF SYSTEM, SAW NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS. ALL HEAT SHRINK WERE CLEAN & DRY IN APPEARANCE. CUT AWAY HEAT SHRINK AT NEW CONNECTION PROVIDED BY MEANS OF SB-EC-135-63-008-2C1; DISCOVERED IMPROPERLY CRIMPED CONNECTIONS BY APPLYING LIGHT TENSION TO CONNECTORS. REMOVED FAULTY CRIMPS AND INSTALLED NEW CRIMPED CONTACTS IAW SB LISTED ABOVE. RESTORED ACFT COWLINGS TO FLIGHT CONFIGURATION AND PERFORMED MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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