Service difficulty report · Pickup · Bell 430

Difficulty date
May 31, 2009
Submitted
June 8, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N430CT
Make and model
Bell 430
Aircraft serial
49089
Aircraft time
7,963 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C40B
Part
Pickup
Part number
23054164
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, YELLOW M/ECU2 INDICATOR, WHITE ECU INDICATOR ABOVE THE NR 2 ENGINE TQ AND NP INDICATION FLUCTUATED FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT RETURNED TO NORMAL INDICATION. ALTERED ROUTE FOR A DIRECT FLIGHT. SHUT DOWN ACFT AT HELIPORT AND NOTIFIED MX. REPLACED N2 PICK-UP, CURED PROBLEM.

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