Service difficulty report · Engine · Agusta A109S

Difficulty date
November 10, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta A109S
Engine
Pwc PW207C
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DESCENT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE THE RT ENGINE DOWN TO IDLE. THE SITUATION WAS CONTROLLED BY SLOWING THE HELICOPTER RATE OF DESCENT. THE PILOT LANDED THE HELICOPTER SAFELY. THE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED NO FAULT CODE, AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM ON GROUND. THE FMM IS BEING REMOVED.

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