Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Bell 222U

Difficulty date
May 6, 2014
Submitted
May 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222AM
Make and model
Bell 222U
Aircraft serial
47547
Aircraft time
11,325 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101600A
Engine time
6,500 hours, 11,590 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
416201002
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 1 ENG BEGAN RUNNING ERRATICALLY & THE NP WAS ATTEMPTING TO OVER SPEED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ARREST THE ENG POWER BY MANUALLY RETARDING THE NG CONTROL TWIST GRIP. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT KBVU. MADE AN INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 ENG & FOUND THAT THE RIGID TUBE BTW THE FUEL CONTROL & THE GOVERNOR HAD BROKEN OFF WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE PR PORT ON THE FUEL CONTROL. THE POINT OF BREAKAGE WAS ABOUT 4 MILLIMETERS BEHIND THE FLARE ON THE TUBE & THE FLARE ITSELF HAD NO DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN OVER TORQUED IN THE PAST. REPLACED THE TUBE & PERFORMED A GND OPERATIONAL CHECK & THE PILOT PERFORMED A BASIC TEST FLIGHT. RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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