Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Bell 212

Difficulty date
May 10, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
9,970 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

POWER ROLLBACK DURING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO 80 PERCENT NG IN AUTO MODE. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE AND THE ENGINE RECOVERED. AFTER LANDING AT BASE AND TROUBLESHOOTING, SUBSEQUENT START ATTEMPTS IN AUTO MODE RESULTED IN A HUNG START AT 40 PERCENT. NO STARTING ISSUES WERE NOTED WHEN IN MANUAL MODE. THE AUTOMATIC FUEL CONTROL WILL BE REPLACED.

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