SDR IFJA119AH

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
October 22, 2009
Submitted
November 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N119AH
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14022
Aircraft time
4,122 hours, 11,237 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Engine time
3,555 hours, 8,219 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
324489613
Part serial
C68105
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
R

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

What was found

AFTER PICKING UP A PATIENT FROM AN AIRPORT JUST OUTSIDE OF BLYTHE, CA. ABOUT 8 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE HELICOPTER FOLLOWED BY A LOW LIGHT AND A LOW NR HORN. THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND WENT TO MEC MODE WITH NO RESPONSE IN NR, THE PILOT THEN WENT TO MANUAL (MAN) POSITION AND RAISED THE COLLECTIVE BACK UP, THE NR INCREASED BACK UP BUT SLOWLY DECREASED UNTIL THE LIGHT AND THE LOW NR HORN SOUNDED AGAIN, AT THIS POINT THE PILOT PERFORMED AN AUTO IN THE DESERT.

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