Service difficulty report · Engine · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
August 8, 2012
Submitted
August 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176AM
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760665
Aircraft time
1,844 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2S2
Engine time
1,844 hours
Part
Engine
Part number
0292005450
Part serial
42113
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Part time
1,844 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

INTEGRATED INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, (IIDS), DISPLAYED A "MINOR" ENGINE FAULT "TQ TRIM LVL L" FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE FROM THE DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (DECU). PILOTS CHECK FOR FAULTS FROM THE DECU AND THE IIDS. A MINOR FAULT WAS NOTED ON THE NR 1 ENG; "TQ. TRIM, LVL 1". FAULT OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE FLIGHTS IN AN INTERMITTENT FASHION. ON ALL THREE OCCURRENCES, ACFT DIVERTED AND RETURNED TO MX FACILITY. FIRST OCCURRENCE, TROUBLESHOOTING TOOK PLACE USING BOTH ENGINE AND ACFT MM. THE FAULT CLEARED ITSELF AND NO DEFINITIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. SECOND OCCURRENCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AGAIN SHOWED NO DEFINED DEFECTS. TORQUE CONFIRMATION BOX WAS REPLACED. THIRD OCCURRENCE, "MINOR" FAULT ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING DETECTED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS R & R WITH A 0.0 TSO, ENGINE ASSEMBLY.