Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
November 15, 2012
Submitted
November 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407NA
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53592
Aircraft time
3,715 hours, 8,456 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
160 hours, 347 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A FADEC FAIL, FADEC RESTART FAULT AND FADEC DEGRADE LIGHT IN CRUISE FLIGHT. FADEC CONTROLS REVERTED TO REVERSIONARY GOVERNOR AND PILOT HAD NO RESPONSE FROM COLLECT THROTTLE CONTROL. ENGINE SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT AT 100 PERCENT. MADE A PRECUATIONARY LANDING. ENGINE COULD NOT BE BROUGHT TO GROUND IDLE WITH THROTTLE AND AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD, ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN USING FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE. CHECK OF FADEC FAULTS SHOWED NO CODES STORED IN SYSTEM. CHECKED MECHANICAL OPERATION OF THROTTLE CONTROLS WITH ENGINE OFF AND IT WAS FOUND SATISFACTORY. THERE WERE NO CODES STORED IN THE ECU FOR LAST ENGINE RUN, ACCUMULATED, OR TIME STAMPED FAULTS. REMOVED AND CLEANED ALL ACCESSIBLE FADEC ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AT THE ENGINE, ECU, HMU, AND UPPER DECK AREA. THE PILOT STARTED THE ACFT WHILE MX MONITORED THE OPERATION AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. AN OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. NO CODES WERE SET AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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