Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 14, 2015
Submitted
December 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429MT
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54129
Aircraft time
1,361 hours, 5,930 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
2,555 hours, 5,930 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Erratic
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER A TAKEOFF FROM A SCENE FLIGHT WITH A PATIENT ONBOARD, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MGT READINGS BECAME ERRATIC, DISPLAYING INTERMITTENT VALUES FROM 150 CELSIUS TO NORMAL OPERATION TEMPERATURE. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE FLUCTUATIONS WOULD LAST FOR 5 - 10 SECONDS & THEN STABILIZE AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR 30 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE & THEN FLUCTUATE AGAIN. PILOT RETURNED BACK TO BASE AFTER NOTICING HIS MGT WAS FLUCTUATING FROM 150 - 650 DEGREES C. MECHANIC EN-ROUTE TO TROUBLESHOOT. PATIENT WAS PICKED UP BY EMS AT THE BASE.

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