SDR RMXA363942

Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
March 5, 2011
Submitted
March 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4282
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4282
Aircraft time
1,360 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
116SF2C502W253
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Collective
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT INDICATED AN AMBER GOV LIGHT IN FLIGHT, WITH NO ENGINE, MAIN ROTOR, OR TAIL ROTOR FLUCTUATIONS IN FLIGHT. TECH RETRIEVED AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE CODE 122 FOR THE COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER. WHEN THE ACFT WAS POWERED BACK UP AFTER LANDING THE AMBER GOV LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND NO FURTHER CODES DETECTED. CHECKED RIGGING AND OPERATION OF COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER IAW MET 76.00.00.502, SEC 5.4 WITH NO FAULT FOUND. CONTACTED TECH REP TO VERIFY FAILURE AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OCCURRENCES WITH THIS FAILURE OUT IN THE FIELD. THERE IS A POSSIBLE EMI PROBLEM WITH THE WIRE BUNDLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS THE SAME BUNDLE THAT THE AIR-CONDITIONING WIRING IS LOCATED. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH INTEGRATED FLIGHT SYS ON AN INSTALLATION OF AN EMI FILTER THAT GOES IN LINE ON THE CONDENSER BLOWER MOTOR. ACFT PERFORMED A GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND RTS.