Service difficulty report · Reu · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
June 23, 2022
Submitted
June 23, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
QR9R369D
M1 Support Services
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
14723549730
Aircraft time
2,852 hours
Part
Reu
Part number
REU61003110
Part serial
11634
Condition
Intermittent
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER 2.0 HOURS OF FLIGHT LOUD STATIC AND CRACKLING SOUND HEARD IN ICS SYSTEM. UNABLE TO HEAR TOWER OR INTERNAL ICS COMMUNICATIONS BECAUSE OF STATIC/CRACKLING SOUND. BACKGROUND LIGHTING ON ALL THREE ACU CONTROL PANELS WOULD GO COMPLETELY DARK AND FLASH ON AND OFF. STATIC/CRACKLING SOUND WAS INTERMITTENT. SOME TIMES WOULD BE NORMAL OPERATIONS AND OTHER TIMES UNABLE TO HEAR ANYTHING OVER ICS SYSTEM DUE TO NOISE. OP CHECK: CO PILOTS ICS/RADIO TRANSMIT INTERMITTENT, ICS CRACKLES FROM ALL THREE STATIONS INTERMITTENTLY, ICS PIGTAILS WERE SWAPPED AND PROBLEM REMAINED ON COPILOTS SIDE. REPLACED REU IAW CMM 64460.03. MOC OK IAW UH72 RFM.