Service difficulty report · Fadec · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 28, 2014
Submitted
March 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54407
Aircraft time
82 hours, 220 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
82 hours, 153 cycles
Part
Fadec
Condition
Faulted
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, THE FADEC DE GRADE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO BASE & WHEN HE LANDED THE FADEC FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT THEN WENT INTO MANUAL MODE & THE THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO INPUT. THE ENG STAYED AT 100% WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS IN IDLE POSITION. PILOT WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN ENG BY CLOSING THE THROTTLE TO THE OFF POSITION & STOPPING FUEL FLOW.

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