Service difficulty report · Adapter · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 5, 2014
Submitted
July 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54392
Aircraft time
290 hours, 905 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
290 hours, 905 cycles
Part
Adapter
Part number
M25010684
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Overspeed
Part time
18 hours
Stage of operation
AA
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

FADEC FAULT, FADEC DEGRADE & RESTART FAULT ILLUMINATED. FADEC DOWNLOAD REVEALED THE FOLLOWING FAULTS OPENMVFLG, OSTST4FLT, OSTST7FLT & OSFLT. ALL FAULTS PERTAINED TO THE OVER SPEED ADAPTER & OVER SPEED TEST SWITCH. ABORTED THE MISSION & LANDED AT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. THE ACFT THROTTLE WAS INOPERATIVE DURING SHUTDOWN SO THE PILOT HAD TO USE THE FUEL SHUTOFF VLV. CYCLED THE FADEC CIRCUIT TO CLEAR CURRENT FAULTS. REMOVE THE OVER SPEED ADAPTER & CONNECT THE FADEC HARNESS BACK TO THE FIREWALL WITHOUT THE ADAPTER INSTALLED, THIS CLEARED THE CURRENT FAULTS. INSPECTED, CLEANED & APPLIED STABILIZER 22 TO THE OVER SPEED ADAPTER & INSTALLED. PERFORMED GND RUN WITH NO ISSUES. THIS ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.

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