Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 7, 2015
Submitted
June 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53954
Aircraft time
1,520 hours, 4,948 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
1,444 hours, 2,976 cycles
Part
Potentiometer
Condition
Dirty
Location
Trnsmission Deck
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

WHILE INFLIGHT, THE FADEC DEGRADE & RESTART LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT INCIDENT. DOWNLOADED FAULT CODE & DETERMINED HMU PLA POTENTIOMETER ISSUE. CYCLED THE THROTTLE SEVERAL TIMES FROM CUT OFF THROUGH 100% TO CLEAN ANY DIRT OR GRIT FORM POTENTIOMETER. CLEARED OLD FAULT CODES & HAD NO NEW FAULT CODES. GND RUN ACFT & NO NEW DISCREPANCIES OCCURRED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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