Service difficulty report · Governor · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 3, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Governor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Turbine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) RECEIVED A REPORT FROM A PRIVATE OPERATOR THAT AN ACFT HAD AN UNCOMMANDED REVERSION TO MANUAL MODE FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE OVERSPEED. FOLLOWING A DOWNLOAD OF THE ECU INCIDENT RECORDER IT WAS NOTED THAT THE REVERSIONARY GOVERNOR HAD FAILED AND WITHIN 5 SECONDS AFTERWARDS THE PRIMARY CHANNEL FAILED AS WELL REVERTING THE ACFT INTO THE MANUAL MODE AND CAUSING AN ENGINE NP OVERSPEED UP TO 118.1 PERCENT.

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