Service difficulty report · Hmu · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 18, 2020
Submitted
August 20, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408LN
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54433
Aircraft time
2,246 hours, 7,537 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
2,071 hours, 5,547 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
M25010151
Part serial
JGALM1756
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Engine
Part time
2,071 hours
Component
Turbine Engine · Rroyce · C47B
Component part number
23063392
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ESTABLISHING CRUISE FLIGHT ON THE WAY TO A SCENE LOCATION AND NOT UTILIZING REMAINING POWER AVAILABLE PILOT PULLED MORE COLLECTIVE TO EXPEDITE EN-ROUTE TIME. ONCE REACHING APPROXIMATELY 85% TRQ, TRQ DROPPED WITHOUT PILOT MANIPULATION, OVERCORRECTED AND THEN SETTLED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW. HMU WAS TROUBLE SHOT AND FOUND TO BE FAULTY.

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