What was found
THE ROTOR RPM IN CRUISE FLIGHT STARTED PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING CAUSING THE PILOT TO MANUALLY MODULATE THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL TO MAINTAIN 390 RPM.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2018
- Submitted
- August 17, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N810LE
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 4924
- Aircraft time
- 3,748 hours, 9,785 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- 0164850960
- Part serial
- C790B
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,517 hours, 17,969 cycles
- 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.