Service difficulty report · Engine · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
August 24, 2014
Submitted
August 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440SF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9457
Aircraft time
1,089 hours, 3,235 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Part time
1,089 hours, 3,235 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BRIEFLY BEFORE ENTERING CRUISE FLIGHT, BOTH ENGINE CAD DISPLAYS SHOWED ENG PA DIS. ALSO ROTOR RPM DROPPED TO THE POINT OF WP LIGHT AND HORN. PILOT LOWERD POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO BEEP UP RPM. LOWERING POWER BROUGHT UP ROTOR RPM. AFTER CONSULTING CHECKLIST FOR WARNINGS, PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT RUNWAY LANDING IN CASE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TP HOVER. AT 5 FEET THERE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT POWER AND ROTOR RPM TO HOVER SO PILOT OPTED TO HOVER OVER TO HANGAR TO LAND. ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE CONTACTED.