Service difficulty report · None · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 17, 2023
Submitted
February 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53144
Aircraft time
11,507 hours, 35,684 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
3,829 hours, 8,838 cycles
Part
None
Part number
23056915
Condition
Used
Location
Engine Firewall
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING PATIENT FLIGHT RESTART FAULT AND FADEC DEGRADE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO BASE WITH PATIENT. CREW AND PATIENT TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. REPLACING THE CIT SENSOR INITIALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE FAILURE IN FLIGHT LATER THAT DAY. WE THEN CLEANED THE ENGINE HARNESS CONNECTORS AS REQUIRED INCLUDING THE FIREWALL ADAPTE TO REPAIR ON THE SECOND FAILURE.

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