Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 2, 2013
Submitted
July 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54024
Aircraft time
602 hours, 2,144 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
602 hours, 1,600 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
AA
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

ACFT DEPARTED. 7 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, 1600 FT MSL, CLIMBING TO 2000 FT, FADEC FAULT CAUTION ILLUMINATED. BETWEEN 10 & 15 SECONDS LATER ACFT EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT LEFT YAW OF APPROX 45 DEGREES. AN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED. DURING DESCENT, NR NOTED AT 100 PERCENT & NP AT 80-85 PERCENT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR ENGINE UNDERSPEED COMPLETED, FADEC PLACED IN MANUAL MODE, NR & NP MATCHED. FLT STABILIZED AT APPROX 400 FT AGL, NO FLUCTUATIONS INDICATED. RETUREND TO BASE. ON FINAL & REDUCTION OF POWER TO INITIATE APPROACH, DISCOVERED THE THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. IT TOOK A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE AMOUNT OF THROTTLE INPUT TO AFFECT THE NP. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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