Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Bell 212

Difficulty date
June 5, 2001
Submitted
August 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212EV
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft serial
30881
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
252499613
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr2 Engine
Part time
218 hours
Component
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ON INITIAL START IN AFCU POSITION, RUN-UP AND SUBSEQUENT THROTTLE BACK TO FLT IDLE. NR 2 ENG N1 WAS OBSERVED 49 PER CENT. WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED, 100 PER CENT NR 2 WAS ACHIEVED PRIOR TO REACHING HIGH SIDE STOP ON THROTTLE TWIST GRIP (LINEAR ACTUATOR WAS IN FULL DECREASE POSITION) PILOTS OBSERVATION WAS THAT THROTTLE POSITION AT 100 PER CENT NR2 AND FLT IDLE DUP THESE FINDINGS. OBSERVATIONS WERE IDENTICAL WHEN SOLONOID WAS CHECKED AND FOUND OPERATIVE. DUE TO HIGH SIDE MALFUNCTION, NR 2 GOVERNOR WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED ON NR 1 ENG. ALL NR 1 PARAMETERS CHECKED NORMAL. A REPLACEMENT AFCU WAS INSTALLED ON NR2 ENG, AND THE AFFECTED ENG MAINTND FUEL SCHEDULING ABNORMALITIES. FLT CKS OK, RETURN TO SERVICE.

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