SDR 99ZZZX1426

Service difficulty report · Fcu · Bolkms BK117A4

Difficulty date
August 27, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N330HH
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A4
Aircraft serial
7133
Engine
Lyc LTS101650B1
Part
Fcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING AFTER A TEST FLIGHT FOR NR 1 FUEL CONTROL CHANGE, THE NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED TO ZERO, N1 DROPPED TO 30 PERCENT, AND N2 DROPPED TO BELOW 50 PERCENT. PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL. THIS FUEL CONTROL WAS REPAIRED BY MFG AT 37.6 HRS TSO FOR HUNG STARTS AND SLOW ACCELERATION ON START. REPAIRED AGAIN BY MFG AT 141.7 HRS TSO FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE ON ANOTHER ENGINE. IT WAS STILL GIVING VERY SLOW STARTS WITH POOR ACCELERATION. THIS FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO MFG FOR EVALUATION.