What was found
FUEL NOZZLE CAUSED FADEC DEGRADE & ENGINE RESTART FAULT LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE IN FLIGHT (CREW ALSO REPORTED AUDABLE TONE CHANGE OF THE START), CONFIRMED FAILURE WHEN INSTALLED NEW FUEL NOZZLE DESCREPANCIES CLEARED.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2023
- Submitted
- August 21, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N184AM
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54044
- Aircraft time
- 5,625 hours, 19,570 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 3,824 hours, 12,816 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7300 · Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fuel Nozzle
- Part number
- M25010604
- Part serial
- VN1TV03762
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Aircraft Engine
- Part time
- 6,650 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.