Service difficulty report · Unknown · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
March 4, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
719 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON TAKE OFF AND AT A SPEED OF 30 KTS AND 10-15FT ALTITUDE (AGL), ACFT YAWED RT WITH ENGINE BACKFIRE AND DECELERATION AND IMMEDIATE LOW ROTOR HORN. THE PILOT DROPPED THE COLLECTIVE & CONDUCTED EMERGENCY RUN-ON LANDING IN A FIELD SOUTH OF THE HANGAR. UPON SAFE LANDING, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND ACCELERATING AND ROTOR RPM WAS AT 90% AND RISING. AFTER MATCHING THE ENGINE AND ROTOR RPM NEEDLES, THE ACFT WAS LIFTED IN A HOVER AND HOVER TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGAR. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE ACFT WAS GROUND RUN AND HOVERED FOR 30 MINS AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, THIS ACFT HAD THE DART COLD WEATHER BAFFLES INSTALLED. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A COLD WEATHER LIMIT OF -25C ON ALL OUR ACFT UNTIL A SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND.