Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Bell 407

Difficulty date
March 17, 2011
Submitted
March 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407CH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53011
Aircraft time
5,523 hours, 13,472 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
5,181 hours, 19,214 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Part number
C807382
Condition
Severed
Location
Pwr Contr
Part time
5,523 hours, 13,472 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
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

AFTER LANDING DURING EMS MISSION, PILOT REPORTED ACFT WAS UNABLE TO SHUTDOWN WITH TWIST GRIP ON COLLECTIVE. MX ARRIVED, CONFIRMED LINKAGES CONNECTED CORRECTLY TO BOTH ENDS-AFTER REMOVAL, FLAT WIRE THAT MOVES INSIDE THE HSG WAS FOUND SEVERED ABOUT 4 FT AFT FROM TWIST GRIP.

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