Service difficulty report · Transducer · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 6, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610PA
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54484
Aircraft time
1,273 hours, 2,892 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
2,334 hours, 4,767 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
412074101101
Part serial
8614
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, R, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL OFF, ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN TORQ ASSOCIATED WITH POWER ADJUSTMENTS FOR CRUISE POWER. INCREASE IN TORQ WAS IN THE 5 MIN POWER RANGE WITH AN IMMEDIATE DECREASE IN TORQ WITHOUT ANY COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT. FOLLOWING TORQ FLUCTUATIONS A DECREASE IN ROTOR RPM WITH A SLIGHT RT YAW WAS OBSERVED. AFTER ONLY A SECOND, POWER WAS RESTORED WITH ILLUMINATION OF BOTH MASTER CAUTION & FADEC DEGRADED LIGHTS. AFTER LANDING, PIC CALLED OCC TO REPORT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. TROUBLE SHOT THE SYS IAW TASK 73-25-04-113. A BAD TRANSDUCER WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE. THIS TRANSDUCER WASR & R. THE ACFT WAS RTS.

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