What was found
(CAN) THE ROTOR RPM WAS ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH, AT WHICH TIME THE UNIT FAILED THE CHARACTERISTICS CHECK. UNIT REPLACED. (X)
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2000
- Submitted
- October 19, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft time
- 5,168 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- 0164448380
- Part serial
- 101M
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,758 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.