Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
March 25, 2012
Submitted
March 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117MK
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7196
Aircraft time
10,173 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101750C1
Engine time
8,830 hours, 19,236 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING RUN-UP, BOTH ENGINES STARTED & GENERATORS PLACED IN "ON" POSITION FOLLOWING NORMAL START. WHILE PILOT WAS PLACING SYS & SWITCHES TO THE CHECKLIST, PARAMEDIC IN LT SEAT ALERTED HIM TO SMOKE. LOOKED FOR SIGNS OF SMOKE, VERIFIED NO FIRE WARNING LIGHTS, & LACK OF SYS INDICATIONS OUT OF LIMITS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXECUTING EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES. DURING SHUTDOWN, PILOT NOTED A 30 PERCENT NG & MGT OF 0. SHUTDOWN OF REMAINING ENGINE. CONDUCTED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE COWLING AREA, EXHAUST AREA, AND PROCEEDED BOTH ENGINE BAYS. NOTED NOTHING ABNORMAL ON INSPECTION. FOLLOWING INSPECTION AND GROUND RUNS BY MX, CAUSE REMAINED IN QUESTION. DUE TO LACK OF CAUSE, LACK OF ANY INDICATIONS OF EXCEEDENCES, AND NORMAL GROUND RUNS, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.