Service difficulty report · Fcu · Snias AS350B

Difficulty date
September 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Fcu
Part number
0164448390
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Engine
Component
Turbomeca · 0164448390
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THE MAIN ROTOR RPM TO BE FLUCTUATING WITH POWER CHANGES. RPM TESTER INSTALLED AND CONFIRMED RPM DROP TO APPROX 370 RPM, THEN RETURNED TO 380. SLIGHT POWER REDUCTION RPM WOULD INCREASE TO 395-400 RPM, THEN RETURN TO 380-385 RPM. FCU REPLACED.