Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
December 21, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Part
Engine
Part number
305324501
Condition
Overspeed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
434 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ROUTINE POST INSPECTION TEST AND WHILE TESTING ENGINE MANUAL MODE ON THE GROUND THE NR 1 ENGINE ENTERED AN OVERSPEED CONDITION FOR 42.40 SECONDS ABOVE 106.5 N2 WITH A PEAK OF 107.852 N2. THIS REQUIRES AN ENGINE "LIGHT" OVERHAUL. THE NR WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT WARN OF A HIGH N2/NR CONDITION TILL THE FINAL 5 SECONDS OF THE TEST. AFTER EXTENSIVE TESTING WITH THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER A CAUSE OF WHY THE WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED TO THIS DATE.

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