Service difficulty report · Tachometer · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
September 19, 2023
Submitted
September 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N138LN
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0352
Aircraft time
7,432 hours, 24,059 cycles
Part
Tachometer
Part number
L771M40C1015
Part serial
01104
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT AROUND 18 MINUTE AWAY FROM SYRACUSE, I RECEIVED A ROTOR RPM LOW AURAL ALERT AND CONFIRMED THAT BOTH MY NR AND #2 ENGINE N2 WERE BLEEDING QUICKLY TO ZERO. NO CHANGE IN AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, SOUND, OR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS. I LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE, CHOSE A SAFE PLACE TO LAND AND CHOSE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ATTITUDE THAT WOULD ALLOW MY NR TO BE HIGH JUST IN CASE MY ASSESMENT OF THE SITUATION WAS INCORRECT. UPON MECHANIC RESPONDING TO SCENE AND SOME MENIAL MAINTENANCE WE PERFORMED TESTING ON TRIPLE TACH PER THE REQUIRED MANUAL AND IT TESTED FINE. PERFORMED NORMAL GROUND RUN AND TESTED AIRCRAFT AGAIN. NO ISSUES. RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FLEW BACK TO BASE.

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