Service difficulty report · Actuator · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 24, 2018
Submitted
January 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7154
Aircraft time
2,114 hours, 9,418 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
ES392102
Part serial
UKN
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Ram Air
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIR CONDITIONER FRESH AIR DOOR ACTUATOR INTERMITTENT AND STICKING IN FRESH AIR POSITION EVEN THOUGH RECIRCULATE POSITION SELECTED AND CAUSING COLD OUTSIDE AIR TO COME INTO CABIN DURING FLIGHT THAT OVERCOMES THE AIRCRAFT HEATING SYSTEM AND POTENTIALLY AFFECT EMS PATIENT CARE. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. ACTUATOR RELIABILITY VERY POOR AND WAS JUST REPLACED AND HAS BEEN FAILING TO OPERATE ON AVERAGE OF AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR

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