Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
November 6, 2012
Submitted
November 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271AL
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52287
Aircraft time
9,993 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Rpm Indicating
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

ON INITIAL ROLL UP OF THROTTLE, THE RPM WAS NOTED AS WELL ABOVE 101 PERCENT AND WAS "BEEPED" DOWN TO 100 PERCENT. FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE RPM WAS NOTED TO BE WELL BELOW LOWER REDLINE APPROX 98 PERCENT. ATTEMPTED TO BEEP THE RPM UP BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. MX PERFORMED INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTED NOTED, COMPLIED WITH GROUND RUNS, OPS CHECKED GOOD ALSO COMPLIED WITH OPS FLIGHT CHECK AND WAS GOOD.

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