Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
April 16, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
NR
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) DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FLIGHT TEST PILOT OBSERVED MAIN ROTOR SPEED DROP, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BOTH ENGINE TORQUE INDICATIONS BETWEEN 0 TO 1 PERCENT DURING DESCENT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING AND ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN AN OPEN FIELD. NO INJURIES REPORTED. LATER INFORMATION REVEALED THAT ENGINES WERE PRODUCING POWER HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE HELICOPTER MAIN GEARBOX. HELICOPTER TRANSFERRED FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING.

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