Service difficulty report · Fcu · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
January 24, 2018
Submitted
January 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4337
Aircraft time
3,675 hours, 12,380 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
3,675 hours, 11,860 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
0164540200
Part serial
C514B
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Part time
4,218 hours, 332 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON DESCENT TO HOSPITAL, AS THE PILOT DECREASED COLLECTIVE, THE HIGH RPM AUDIO SOUNDED. HE CHECKED THE RPM INDICATION, AND IT WAS READING 410 (HIGH). HE IMMEDIATELY INCREASED POWER TO THE CRUISE SETTING AND THE RPM RETURNED TO 390 (NORMAL). HE GENTLY TRIED TWICE TO INITIATE THE DESCENT WITH THE SAME RESULTS. HE THEN NOTIFIED AIRCOMM THAT HE WOULD BE DIVERTING TO KMSV TO COMPLY WITH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LANDING. UPON ARRIVAL AT KMSV AND ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY, HE COMPLETED THE SLOW RUN-ON LANDING WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS TIME AWAITING PARTS (FUEL CONTROL REPLACEMENT).