Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350D

Difficulty date
June 10, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350D
Aircraft time
11,749 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101600A2
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, APPROX 300 FT AGL, PILOT HEARD LOW ROTOR HORN ACTIVATE AND ENG LOOSE PWR. A SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION WAS COMPLETED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, ENG WAS STILL RUNNING AND ONCE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED, ENG RETURNED TO FULL PWR. PILOT TRIED RAISING COLLECTIVE AND EVERY TIME DID SO, ENG WOULD DECELERATE AND M/R RPM WOULD DECAY UNTIL COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED AGAIN. A/C WAS SHUT DOWN AND EXAMINED BY ENGINEER. NO DEFECTS FOUND, AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED AND OPERATED NORM. PILOT WAS ABLE TO HOVER A/C W/OUT RE-EXPERIENCING PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS. SYMPTOMS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND CAUSE OF DECEL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED THEREFORE ALL ENG CONTROL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER FLT.