Service difficulty report · Tube · Bell 214ST

Difficulty date
April 9, 2020
Submitted
April 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787SR
Make and model
Bell 214ST
Aircraft serial
28176
Aircraft time
6,967 hours, 38,620 cycles
Engine
Ge CT72A
Engine time
13,768 hours, 16,697 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
5043T25P03
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
13,768 hours, 16,697 cycles
Component
Engine · Ge · CT72A
Component part number
CT72A
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
F, E, A

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

What was found

WHILE CONDUCTING AN APPROACH ENGINE NO.1 POWER ROLLED BACK. OBSERVATIONS AND ACTIONS WERE: 1. SOUND OF ENGINE SPOOL DOWN 2. ENG.1 OUT LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. 3. TQ SPLIT SHOWING ENG.1 DECREASING TOWARDS ZERO. 4. CONFIRMED ENG.1 GAUGES SHOWING LOW NG (20-30%), HIGH MGT (750+C) 5. DUE TO OUR CLOSE PROXIMITY WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO KUAO. 6. THROTTLES WERE CHECKED BOTH WERE FULLY FORWARD AND ENGINE WAS SHOWING ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WITH A CORRESPONDING ENG OUT LIGHT AND MASTER CAUTION. 7. IT WAS DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY THE NO.1 ENGINE. 8. AT 7 MILES OUT PILOT PLACED AN EMERGENCY CALL INTO KUAO TOWER AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT UPON INVESTIGATION, AIRLINE FOUND BROKEN.

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