Service difficulty report · Spring · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
July 3, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
21,520 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Fcu
Component
Fcu · Bendix
Component part number
23070606
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) FOLLOWING THE SECOND GROUND RUN AND TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING A TURBINE CHANGE THE PILOT MENTIONED TO THE AME ONBOARD THAT THE THROTTLE FELT A LITTLE STIFF WHEN ROLLING DOWN FROM 100%. THE AME THEN GOT OUT TO CHECK AND NOTICED THE SPRING WAS IN A DIFFERENT POSITION. WHEN THE PILOT ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE THE AND REMOVED HIS HAND THE THROTTLE WOULD CREEP UP. WHEN THE PILOT ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO 100 PERCENT THE RPM WOULD CREEP DOWN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE AME IT WAS NOTED THAT THE THROTTLE SPRING ON THE FCU WAS BROKEN. THE ACFT WAS ROLLED INTO THE HANGAR AND THE FCU REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. THE DAMAGED FCU IS TO BE DELIVERED TO O/H SHOP FOR REPAIR.

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