Service difficulty report · Fmu · Doug MD900

Difficulty date
August 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug MD900
Engine
Pwc PW206E
Part
Fmu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL CLIMB, THE CHECKS WERE NORMAL BUT LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER THE NR WAS NOTED AT 101 PERCENT SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY 102 PERCENT. THE CREW REPORTED AS THE DESCENT WAS IMMINENT, THE POWER RESPONSE AND ON LOWERING THE COLLECTIVE THE NR INCREASED TO 104 PERCENT. THE COLLECTIVE WAS RAISED TO CONTAIN THE NR WHICH REDUCED TO 101 PERCENT. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO A SAFE AREA AND A HANDLING CHECK CARRIED OUT. BOTH ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL WERE INDEPENDENTLY RESET AND NR STABILISED AT 100 PERCENT. A NORMAL APPROACH AND HOVER TAXI TO THE LANDING POINT WAS CARRIED OUT. WITH SKIDS ON THE GROUND, THE COLLECTIVE WAS GENTLY LOWERED GIVING A RISE IN NR TO 104 PERCENT ON WHICH THE RT ENGINE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE TAKING MOST OF THE TORQUE. THE FMU WAS REPLACED.

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