Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Bell 212

Difficulty date
December 11, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
15,989 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
324472111
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE STARTING, THE START WENT HOT & THE START WAS ABORTED. THE NEXT START WAS A VERY LONG START WITH THE N1 HANGING UP AT 71 PERCENT WITH NO ACCELERATION PAST 71 PERCENT. THE HELICOPTER WAS STARTED USING THE MANUAL FUEL CONTROL AND THE START WAS NORMAL. THE P3 AIR LINES WERE LEAK CHECKED AND FOUND NO DECREPANCY.THE AUTOMATIC FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AND NO DEFECT WAS FOUND. THE AUTOMATIC FUEL CONTROL IS BEING SENT TO THE OVERHAUL VENDOR FOR EVALUATION.

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