SDR AC2A115393

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
May 5, 2007
Submitted
May 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7266K
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760283
Aircraft time
19,743 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
23070613
Part serial
84060039
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, WE WENT TO 3,500 FEET AND ENTERED AUTOROTATION BY RETARDING BOTH ENGINE LEVERS TO IDLE. AFTER ESTABLISHING A STABILIZED AUTOROTATIONAL GLIDE, I BEGAN THE RECOVERY BY FIRST MOVING THE NR 2 ENGINE LEVER BACK TO FLY. I THEN STARTED MOVING THE NR 1 ENGINE LEVER TO FLY. ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN IDLE AND FLY, THE ENGINE QUIT. RATHER THAN TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE IN FLIGHT, WE PROCEEDED TO ABBEVILLE AIRPORT AND PERFORMED A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. AFTER MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE ENGINE, WE STARTED BOTH ENGINES AND CHECKED NR 1 BY MOVING THE ENGINE LEVER DIRECTLY TO “FLY” AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL, BUT WE DECIDED TO REPEAT THE CHECK. WHEN I MOVED THE ENGINE LE