Service difficulty report · Warning System · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 30, 2014
Submitted
August 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54407
Aircraft time
194 hours, 609 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
8,577 hours, 19,818 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT TORQUE MISCOMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, REDUCED POWER & LIGHT WENT OUT. ACFT RETURN TO BASE & LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN DURING HOVER FOR LANDING. ACFT LANDED & LIGHT REMAINED ON ALONG WITH AN ALTN DATA FAIL LIGHT. TECH REP RECOMMENDED CHECKING THE PLUGS AT THE PRIMARY & SECONDARY TRANSDUCERS. ALSO STATED IT COULD POSSIBLY BE ONE OF THE SIGNAL CONDITIONERS. THE PLUGS AT THE TRANSDUCERS WERE CLEANED & STABILENT 22 WAS APPLIED TO THE PINS. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN FOR ABOUT 20 MIN AT DIFFERENT TORQUE SETTINGS, SPEEDS & ALTITUDES. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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