Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 412EP

Difficulty date
April 4, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412EP
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, 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) IN PREPARATION OF THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN, ENGINES THROTTLES WERE BROUGHT DOWN TO FLIGHT IDLE, APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT NR, ALLOWING FOR COOLING PERIOD. ALL OF A SUDDEN AND COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED, THERE WAS AN OVERSPEED OF THE ENGINE NP 1 NR AND N2 OF UP TO 126.7 PERCENT. ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN UNEVENTFUL. ENGINES ARE BEING REMOVED AND RETURNED TO O/H FACILITY.

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