Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Agusta AB139

Difficulty date
March 27, 2020
Submitted
March 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139JP
Make and model
Agusta AB139
Aircraft serial
31039
Aircraft time
9,938 hours, 18,791 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Engine time
4,675 hours, 2,803 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8063893
Part serial
14113872
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
8,698 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHEN ADVANCING #1 ENGINE FROM IDLE TO FLIGHT POSITION, #1 ENGINE BEGAN TO "RUN AWAY" AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN APPROXIMATELY 25-30 DEGREES ON THE PAD AND STARTED TO ROLL OVER. THE PIC WAS STILL ON THE ENGINE MODE KNOB, IMMEDIATELY RETARDED TO #1 ENGINE BACK TO IDLE STOPPING THE LEFT YAW, AND ARRESTED THE ROLL AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO FLAT "AIRFRAME LEVEL

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