Service difficulty report · Connector · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
November 25, 2010
Submitted
November 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436CM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0800
Aircraft time
529 hours
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Engine time
529 hours, 1,103 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
113VV2AA
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fadec
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROX 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT (LEVEL) EXPERIENCED A FADEC MINOR CAUTION ON THE CAD. CONFIRMED THE NR2 TWIST GRIP WAS IN THE NUETRAL POSITION. THE FADEC MINOR THEN BECAME A FADEC FAIL AND RAN THROUGH THAT CHECKLIST AND PERFORMED A SHALLOW APPROACH. VEMD FAILURE CODES (214R & 214L) INDICATED FADEC FAILURE OR WIRING ISSUE. TROUBLESHOT NR2 ENGINE FADEC SYS AND DISCOVERED AIRFRAME CONNECTOR (113VV2AA) HAD LOST TORQUE. CLEANED, REINSTALLED CONNECTOR, PERFORMED 20 MINUTE GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECK FLIGHT. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.

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