Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
March 4, 2011
Submitted
March 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235D
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0058
Aircraft time
4,290 hours, 10,773 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Engine time
6,424 hours, 14,702 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8063861
Part serial
12316624
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
5,894 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FLIGHT, THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A NR1 ENG MAN LIGHT. THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATED TWIST GRIP LIGHT ON THE CDS. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A TORQUE SPLIT BETWEEN THE 2 ENGINES. THE ACFT WAS SLOWED DOWN AND THE NR1 ENGINE TORQUE WAS SET TO 30 PERCENT USING THE NR 1 ENGINE TWIST GRIP IAW THE FLM. THE FLIGHT MANUAL WAS REVIEWED AND THE ACFT DIVERTED. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO FAILURE CODES FOR THE NOTED DISCREPANCY WERE SHOWN ON THE CDS DISPLAY. AFTER CONSULTAION WITH MFG TECH SUPPORT, THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL WAS REPLACED. AN OPERATION CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED FOR APPROX 1.5 HOURS, AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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