Service difficulty report · Injector · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
November 22, 2018
Submitted
November 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136MF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0384
Aircraft time
5,176 hours, 14,781 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
4,390 hours, 5,725 cycles
Part
Injector
Part number
0319307840
Part serial
26062639
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING AIRCRAFT START UP, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE HAD FIRE EXITING THE EXHAUST. THROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES, WE NOTICED WE COULD NOT GO MORE THAN 30% N1 BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. AFTER MORE TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH START (FUEL) INJECTORS ON THE NR 1 ENGINE WERE AT FAULT. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF BOTH START INJECTORS THE NR 1 ENGINE WORKED AND STARTED AS SHOULD.

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