Service difficulty report · Hmu · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 17, 2023
Submitted
February 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53040
Aircraft time
11,123 hours, 44,407 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
5,161 hours, 11,683 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
23078029
Part serial
JGALM0141
Condition
Unknown
Location
Metering Valve
Part time
7,436 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
C
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

THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME IN ONE-WEEK FADEC DEGRADE/RESTART FAULT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CAUTION WARNING PANEL DURING RUN UP. AFTER CONNECTING TO THE ECU WITH A COMPUTER, FAULTS WFMVFLT AND WFMVRTFLT WERE FOUND, THESE SAME FAULTS WERE FOUND ON THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS. AFTER PERFORMING PISTON PARKING PROCEDURE, CLEARING FAULTS AND PERFORMING SOME TROUBLESHOOTING I SPOKE WITH ROLLS ROYCE REP. GREG HOUSTON, WHO ADVISED REPLACING THE HMU.

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