Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
August 6, 2013
Submitted
August 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954AL
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0694
Aircraft time
2,876 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
2,876 hours
Part
Control Unit
Part number
70EMM01070
Part serial
7AMN0747CE
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
2,876 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN-FLIGHT, NR 1 FADEC FAILURE. SWITCHED NR 1 ENGINE FROM "NORMAL" TO "MANUAL" AND RETURNED SWITCH TO THE "NORMAL" POSITION. USING MANUAL CONTROL OF NR 1 ENGINE VIA TWIST-GRIP, A PRECAUTIONARY UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS MADE. PILOT REPORTED THE NR 1 ENGINE HAD FAILED DURING LANDING. TROUBLESHOT IAW MM. NR 2 ENGINE HAS BEEN INSPECTED IAW MM WITH NO ANOMALIES OR DISCREPANCIES NOTED. BENCH TEST OF REMOVED DECU HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE.

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