Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
December 23, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
20,497 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) HELICOPTER WAS STARTED FOR A GROUND RUN. IT WAS NOTED THAT DURING THE GROUND RUN, MAIN ROTOR BLADES STARTED TO TURN. THEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STARTED TO DEACCELERATE WITH NO THROTTLE ADJUSTMENT. WE ARE TROUBLESHOOTING THE OBSERVATION DEFECT.

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