Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
October 4, 2023
Submitted
October 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132HN
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0839
Aircraft time
9,401 hours, 25,902 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Engine time
8,076 hours, 20,085 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AROUND 60KIAS THE LOW ROTOR WARNING SOUNDED. THE #1 ENGINE SHOWED LOWER N2 AND TORQUE THAN THE #2. #1 ENG N2 WAS APPROXIMATELY 90% AND #1 NEEDLE ON FLI WAS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 MARKINGS. I MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT THE FLIGHT TO KCRW. AS I BEGAN THE TURN THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE STARTED OPERATING NORMALLY. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING INBOUND THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. #2 ENG OPERATED NORMALLY IN OEI CONDITIONS NO LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED. WE COMPLETED A RUN-ON LANDING TO TAXIWAY A AT KCRW. COMPLETED NORMAL SHUT DOWN OF #2 ENGINE.

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