Service difficulty report · Ecu · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 23, 2014
Submitted
August 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54392
Aircraft time
358 hours, 358 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
358 hours, 358 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
23088856
Part serial
JG12ANU1517
Condition
Faulted
Location
Engine
Part time
358 hours, 358 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, ACFT EXPERIENCED FADEC DEGRADE & FAULT INDICATIONS. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. DOWNLOAD OF ECU REVEALED SEVERAL CODES COVERING VARIOUS SYS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OSCILLATOR IN THE ECU HAD FAILED & A REPLACEMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING A REPLACEMENT ECU.

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