Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
October 16, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
23070606
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel Control
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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) WHILE FLYING ALONG, PILOT OBSERVED DUAL TACH SHOWING N2/NR ACCELERATING TOWARDS 110 PERCENT. THE THROTTLE WAS ROLLED TOWARDS FLIGHT IDLE IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN CONTROL. N2/NR WAS OBSERVED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 113 PERCENT BEFORE DROPPING TO JUST ABOVE 90 PERCENT, WITH THE THROTTLE HALFWAY TOWARDS FLIGHT IDLE. ENGINE CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED JUST ABOVE 90 PERCENT WITH SMALL SURGES BEING FELT. ACFT WAS CONTROLLABLE, AND A GENTLE APPROACH WAS CARRIED OUT. UPON LANDING, FLIGHT CONTROL FRICTIONS WERE ADDED AND THE THROTTLE WAS ROLLED ALL THE WAY TO FLIGHT IDLE. THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY DECELERATED AND THEN RAPIDLY INCREASED TOWARDS AN OVERSPEED. THROTTLE WAS IMMEDIATELY CUTOFF TO FULL CLOSED AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE FCU DRIVE HAD LET GO INTERNALLY. FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AND FOLLOWING A SATISFACTORY GROUND RUN LEAK CHECK, ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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