SDR AC2A113281

Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Bell 430

Difficulty date
December 18, 2006
Submitted
December 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430CM
Make and model
Bell 430
Aircraft serial
49090
Aircraft time
4,810 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C40B
Engine time
6,834 hours
Part
Transmitter
Part number
222375077117
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM ST37 I EXPERIENCED A NR 2 ECU FAILURE TO THE HIGH SIDE. FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST BY GOING TO MANUAL CONTROL OF NR 2 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE TRANSMITTER FAILED. NOT THE ECU. REPLACED THE TORQUE TRANSMITTER AND OPERATIONAL FLIGHT CHECKED OK.

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