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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD 900 · Mesa, AZ · September 10, 1997

Date: September 10, 1997 · 08:20 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N900MD
Reported as: Doug MD900
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,178 total507 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N900MDRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2001 · Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter MD 900S/N 900-00002 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter MD 900

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: during eec malfunction training student was st & level 70% torque. Inspector pilot rotated rt. Twist grip toward off just enough to get "eec man" light (approx. 1/8") and as light illuminated left eng torque/egt indicator strips went to maximum. The collective was immediately reduced and the a/c was flown on the left eng. While trying to determine the problem (86% torque/egt green 65 KTS.) Right was "0" torque approx. 450 degrees displayed by exception was up & 65% ng was displayed (idle!) "Eec man" was attempted to be reset, indication was successful (flashed) but torque remained "0". Then ng decayed to 17% & con't (eng failed) shortly after fire light illuminated, engine was secured by applicant to include fuel valve & ip rotated twist grip to min. Fuel flow. Another aircraft checked for smoke (formation) & found no indication of fire. Ip elected to fly home. Landing was without incident to apache ramp. Post flt. Revealed fire had occurred, cowling was burnt/ no smoke.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING EEC MALFUNCTION TRAINING STUDENT WAS ST & LEVEL 70% TORQUE. INSPECTOR PILOT ROTATED RT. TWIST GRIP TOWARD OFF JUST ENOUGH TO GET "EEC MAN" LIGHT (APPROX. 1/8") AND AS LIGHT ILLUMINATED LEFT ENG TORQUE/EGT INDICATOR STRIPS WENT TO MAXIMUM. THE COLLECTIVE WAS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED AND THE A/C WAS FLOWN ON THE LEFT ENG. WHILE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM (86% TORQUE/EGT GREEN 65 KTS.) RIGHT WAS "0" TORQUE APPROX. 450 DEGREES DISPLAYED BY EXCEPTION WAS UP & 65% NG WAS DISPLAYED (IDLE!) "EEC MAN" WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE RESET, INDICATION WAS SUCCESSFUL (FLASHED) BUT TORQUE REMAINED "0". THEN NG DECAYED TO 17% & CON'T (ENG FAILED) SHORTLY AFTER FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE WAS SECURED BY APPLICANT TO INCLUDE FUEL VALVE & IP ROTATED TWIST GRIP TO MIN. FUEL FLOW. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CHECKED FOR SMOKE (FORMATION) & FOUND NO INDICATION OF FIRE. IP ELECTED TO FLY HOME. LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT TO APACHE RAMP. POST FLT. REVEALED FIRE HAD OCCURRED, COWLING WAS BURNT/ NO SMOKE.