Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Aerosp AS355F2

Difficulty date
August 8, 2002
Submitted
August 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp AS355F2
Aircraft time
5,557 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20R
Part
Drive Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Governor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE FLT, NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED BELOW ENGINE TRIM ADJUSTMENT WITH POWER FLUXS. NR 2 ENGINE THROTTLED BACK FROM FLT TO IDLE. RETURNED TO GATE AS A PRECAUTION. ENGINE DECELED FROM POINT TO ACTIVATE REIGNITION SYS, & CONTINUED TO SPOOL DOWN TO APPROX 30 PERCENT N1, THROTTLE MOVED TO CUTOFF. A/C CONTINUED FLT IN OEI CONDITION FOR 30 MINUTES. PRELIMINARY INVEST SHOWED NO SIGNS OF EXTERNAL DAMAGE, FUEL, OIL, & AIR LINES INTACT, FUEL QUALITY CLEAN & CLEAR, FUEL FILTERS & SCREENS W/O MEASURABLE AMOUNT OF DIRT, & NO AIR IN FUEL SYS. NR 2 ENGINE ATTEMPTED START BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 31 PERCENT MARK ON TWO OCCASIONS.

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