Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Bell 230

Difficulty date
May 15, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 230
Aircraft time
7,964 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30G2
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
23070613
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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 CRUISE FLIGHT NR 1 ENGINE PARTIAL POWER LOSS, 40 PERCENT TORQUE SPLIT FROM ENGINE NR 2. ENGINE NR 1 ROLLED BACK MANUALLY TO IDLE, ENGINE LIGHT OUT ILLUMINATED, THROTTLE MANUALLY ROLLED BACK UP, CONTINUED TO LAND WITH TORQUE SPLIT. GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT, NR 1 ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY, THROTTLE ROLLED UP TO FLIGHT SPEED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. DURING ROLL BACK TO FLIGHT IDLE N1 CONTINUED TO DECELERATE BELOW 60 PERCENT, NORMAL IDLE, TO UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN. NR 1 FUEL CONTROL UNIT REMOVED - N1 SPLINED SHAFT FOUND EXTREMELY LOOSE, SUSPECT BEARING FAILURE.

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