Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
September 25, 2023
Submitted
September 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135NK
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0480
Aircraft time
8,232 hours, 28,364 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
L792M2002102
Part serial
24468
Condition
Faulted
Location
32 Engine Firew
Stage of operation
AB
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M, P
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING INSTRUMENT AND SYSTEMS SCAN, I REALIZED THAT ENGINE #2 OIL TEMP WAS 131 AND CLIMBING WHILE KNOWING THE LIMIT IS 129.5. I ESTABLISHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO AN OEI CONFIGURATION AND PLACED THE #2 ENGINE INTO IDLE POSITION. SAFE CONFIGURATION WAS MAINTAINED, AND I NOTED #2 ENG OIL TEMP LOWERED INITIALLY BELOW LIMITS WHILE IN DESCENT, EVEN WITH THE #2 ENG AT IDLE, TEMPERATURE CONTINUED TO INCREASE. FEARING THAT IT WOULD REACH THE LIMIT YET AGAIN, I FOLLOWED THE EP CORRECTLY AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OEI LANDING AT KGVL. HELICOPTER NOW AWAITING FURTHER MAINTENANCE.

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