Service difficulty report · Adapter · Bell 407

Difficulty date
March 21, 2023
Submitted
March 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932SF
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53653
Aircraft time
4,799 hours, 16,134 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
8,415 hours, 14,047 cycles
Part
Adapter
Part number
M25010684
Part serial
NA
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 200
Component
Engine Harness · NA
Component part number
23062796
Stage of operation
AA
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARY LOST POWER, THE LOW ROTOR LIGHT AND CAUTION HORN SOUND FOR LESS THAN 2 SECONDS, THE POWER RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FADEC DEGRADE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE FIELD. THE MECHANIC WAS CALLED, AND HE RESPONDED TO THE LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC READ THE FAULT CODES AND ALL THE FADEC FAULT CODES POINTED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE MGT SYSTEM. FOLLOWING THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE IN THE ROLLS ROYCE MAINTENANCE MANUAL IT WAS DETERMINED THE RESISTANCE WAS HIGH IN THE MGT WIRING GOING FROM THE FADEC COMPUTER TO THE THERMOCOUPLE HARNESS IN THE ENGINE. THE CANNON PLUGS WERE INSPECTED AND CLEANED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN GROUND RAN AND FLOWN WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OR ANY CODES ON THE CAUTION PANEL.

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