Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Bolkms BK117C1

Difficulty date
May 24, 2011
Submitted
June 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UP
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C1
Aircraft serial
7508
Aircraft time
6,183 hours, 30,014 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
10,241 hours, 18,618 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
0164548780
Part serial
C895B
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr1 Engine
Part time
2,147 hours
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

ABOUT 4 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL NR 1 ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO 74 PERCENT N1 UNCOMMANDED. NR1 ENGINE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT CONFIRMED PCL WAS IN FULL FORWARD FLY POSITION AND ATTEMPTED TO BEEP NR1 ENGINE UP USING ENGINE TRIM SWITCH, ENGINE REMAINED AT 74 PERCENT N1. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY OEI RUN ON LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC PERFORMED INSPECTION OF ACFT AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS CAUSE FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. TECHNICAL WAS CONTACTED AND CAME OUT TO THE ACFT. AFTER CONDUCTING TESTS HE CONCLUDED THE FUEL CONTROL WAS FAULTY. REPLACEMENT FUEL CONTROL DID INDEED RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.