Service difficulty report · Torque Sensor · Urocop BK117C1EURO

Difficulty date
January 23, 2015
Submitted
January 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131LF
Make and model
Urocop BK117C1EURO
Aircraft serial
9096
Aircraft time
3,065 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
1,141 hours
Part
Torque Sensor
Part number
955165750
Part serial
645
Condition
Unknown
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

UPON APPROACH TO DESTINATION HELIPAD & AS POWER REDUCED BELOW 80% N1, NR 2 ENG WAS NOTED TO DROP TO 0% TORQUE WITH ASSOCIATED, ENG SPLIT, CAUTION. ATTEMPTS TO REJOIN FLI NEEDLES WITH COLLECTIVE N2 TRIM SWITCH MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. OEI FLIGHT CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED, APPROACH ABORTED. PILOTS CHECKLIST EMER & MALFUNCTION PROCEDURES FOLLOWED FOR ENG UNDER SPEED WHILE DIVERTING. MX NOTIFIED.