Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Agusta AW109SP

Difficulty date
August 17, 2021
Submitted
August 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901LF
Make and model
Agusta AW109SP
Aircraft serial
22400
Aircraft time
676 hours, 1,859 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW207C
Engine time
676 hours, 1,859 cycles
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
8063174C
Part serial
21545253
Condition
Loose
Location
#1 Engine Bottom
Part time
676 hours, 1,859 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WE HAD JUST COMPLETING OEI TRAINING WITH THE TRAINING MODE ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE. AFTER COMPLETING OUR OEI TRAINING, ROGER PLACED THE TRAINING MODE BACK TO CENTER POSITION AND ALL INDICATIONS ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE WERE NORMAL. I PLACE THE RPM SWITCH BACK TO 102% AND PREPARED FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 500’ AND ABOUT 70 KNOTS WE STARTED TO NOTICE A FUEL SMELL AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WE GOT INDICATIONS OF A NUMBER ONE ENGINE FAILURE. WE BRIEFLY TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHILE I TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE AIRFIELD FOR A LANDING. WE BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRAINING SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN MOVED SO I CONTINUED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED RUNWAY 12. WE PERFORMED A ROLL ON LANDING AND CONTINUED TO ROLL TO THE FBO AND PERFORMED A SHUTDOWN AFTER PARKING. I PLACED ENGINE SWITCHES TO IDLE AND NOTICED THE TOT REMAINED AT ABOUT 450 ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE SO ROGER PULLED THE IGN CB IN CASE WE WANTED TO MOTOR THE STARTER. WE DETERMINED THAT MOTORING THE STARTER WAS NOT NEEDED AND SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE NORMALLY AND SWITCHED OFF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE CONTROL KNOB AS WELL. AFTER SHUTDOWN A BRIEF INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE REVEALED FUEL ON THE ENGINE DECK AND THE FUEL MANIFOLD (FLOW DIVIDER) ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE WAS LOOSE, CAUSING THE FUEL TO NOT MAKE IT TO THE ENGINE AND IT FLAMED OUT.

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