Service difficulty report · Selector Switch · Bell 222U

Difficulty date
May 11, 2008
Submitted
May 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220LN
Make and model
Bell 222U
Aircraft serial
47567
Aircraft time
5,817 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101*
Part
Selector Switch
Part number
10648BH11
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT, COMING ONTO SHIFT, REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT, DID HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, AND SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL AT 0900. AT 1017, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAUNCHED ON A SCENE CALL, CLIMBED TO 4,500 FEET MSL AND LEVELED OFF IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE AC YAWED AND THE NR2 ENGINE GAGES BEGAN TO SHOW A RAPID DECREASE. THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND WENT TO FULL BEEP WHILE MONITORING ALL ENGINE GAGES. BY THIS TIME, THE NR2 NG AND N2 GAGES INDICATED ZERO. HE ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE FAILURE AND TURNED BACK TOWARD THE BASE. THE PILOT HANDED THE CHECKLIST TO THE FRONT PASSENGER TO READ THOUGH THE LIST. WHEN THEY GOT TO THE FUEL VALVE SWITCH, SAW THAT THE NR2 FUEL VALVE SWITCH WAS ALREADY IN THE OFF POSITION. THE PILOT SECURED THE NR2 ENGINE AND SET UP FOR A SHALLOW APPROACH TO A RUN ON LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL, LOOKED AT THE NR1 ENGINE GAGES AND ALL WERE IN THE GREEN. JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, PULLED UP THE COLLECTIVE SLIGHTLY TO CUSHION THE LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE SLIGHTLY AND LOOKED BACK AT THE GAGES WHICH WERE ALL IN THE GREEN. WE SLID ABOUT 40 PACES AND CAME TO A SMOOTH STOP. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE NR1 ENGINE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT HE INFORMED COMPANY DISPATCHER OF THE SITUATION ON THE RADIO.

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