Service difficulty report · Ecu · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 6, 2022
Submitted
August 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54071
Aircraft time
3,513 hours, 12,070 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
5,114 hours, 12,072 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
1152202A524
Part serial
JG4ALK0809
Condition
Faulted
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

STARTING NORMAL, PRE-TAKE OFF CHECKS COMPLETED, TAKING OFF FROM BASE FADEC DEGRADE AND RESTART FAULT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH TONE, ABORTED FLIGHT RETURNED TO BASE. NORMAL 2 MIN COOLDOWN BEFORE INITIATING A SHUTDWN, AS THROTTLE TURNED TO OFF POSITION FADEC FAILURE LIGHTS AND TONE ILLUMINATED.

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