Service difficulty report · Fcu · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
June 1, 2012
Submitted
June 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587MH
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9174
Aircraft time
1,130 hours, 4,337 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
1,130 hours
Part
Fcu
Part number
0164540300
Part serial
1623
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,130 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

PERFORMED ENGINE ZONE 8 INSPECTION, RUN UP AND LEAK CHECKED, AND STARTED POWER CHECK PROCEDURE. N1, N2 AND TORQUE FLUCTUATING, 1-2 PERCENT ON N1, 2-3 PERCENT ON THE TORQUE. INSPECTED P2 LINE, PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS, AS DIRECTED BY THE TECH REP AND RAN UP AGAIN. ENGINE NOT STARTING SMOOTH AND FLUCTUATION CONTINUED, MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER SPEED. REPLACED THE FCU.