Service difficulty report · Engine · Bolkms BK117A4

Difficulty date
April 21, 2012
Submitted
April 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163BK
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A4
Aircraft serial
7063
Aircraft time
10,778 hours, 49,298 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101650B1
Engine time
10,533 hours, 24,609 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
400100012
Part serial
LE45155EA
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 1
Part time
10,533 hours, 24,608 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A NR 1 ENGINE LOW LIGHT FOLLOWED BY A LARGE TORQUE SPLIT ( NR 1 LOW AT 20 PERCENT AND NR 2 HIGH AT 80 PERCENT ). ABORTED APPROACH AND PROCEEDED TO NEAREST AIRPORT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHILE ON APPROACH THERE WERE TRANSIENT FLUCTUATIONS OF THE NR AND BOTH THE NR 1 AND NR 2 N2 BETWEEN 102 PERCENT AND 110 PERCENT THAT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED WITH THE TRIM BEEPER. LANDED ACFT WITH POWER ON BOTH ENGINES AND PERFORMED NORMAL SHUTDOWN.