Service difficulty report · Metering Valve · Bell 407

Difficulty date
October 26, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
3,594 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Metering Valve
Part number
11407504A5
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hmu
Component
Hmu
Component part number
M25010136
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A RESTART FAULT CAUTION LIGHT. HE THEN RETURNED TO BASE, DURING SHUTDOWN A FADEC DEGRADED CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. HE NOTIFIED MX STAFF. THE FADEC SYS INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE HMU METERING VALVE WITH A FAULT OF WFRRVF1T. THE HMU WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE ONE. THE HMU WAS SENT FOR INVESTIGATION.

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