Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
July 25, 2017
Submitted
July 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911NH
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0273
Aircraft time
7,479 hours, 23,835 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23081073
Part serial
98145
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,673 hours, 5,033 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THE MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED AND PITCH DAMPENER CAUTION WAS DISPLAYED ON CAD. DURING THAT TIME THE RADAR ALTIMETER WAS ERRATIC WHILE PILOT MAINTAINED ALTITUDE OF 1000 FT. DEFLECTIONS WERE FROM ZERO AND FULL SCALE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO BASE AND AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED. DECISION TO GROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MADE AT THAT TIME AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MECHANIC. CLEANED CONNECTOR ON PITCH DAMPENER, CLEANED CONNECTORS ON RADAR RT AND ANTENNA CONNECTORS. UPON STARTING ENGINES FOR A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. NR 1 ENGINE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. WE TRIED VENTING THE NR 1 ENGINE WITH NO JOY. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE STARTER GEN. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RAN AND FLOWN ON A FUNCTIONAL TEST FLIGHT. ALL SYSTEMS WORKED AS ADVERTISED.

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