Service difficulty report · Flt Controls · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
June 26, 2024
Submitted
July 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117J
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft serial
7227
Aircraft time
15,210 hours, 53,104 cycles
Part
Flt Controls
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX 10NM OF KDOV, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000-1100 MSL, AIRSPEED WAS ABOUT 130KIAS. CRUISE TORQUE WAS SET TO APPROXIMATELY 65%. PILOT HEARD A CHANGE IN BLADE NOISE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN UN-COMMANDED NOSE UP PITCH. THE ACFT WAS GREATER THAN 30 DEGREES NOSE UP. CREW REPORTED THAT IT FELT LIKE WE WERE VERTICAL. PILOT PUSHED CYCLIC FWD, FELT SLIGHT DELAY BEFORE ACFT RESPONDED, & IT OVER CORRECTED TO A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE, LESS SEVERE THAN THE NOSE-UP. FELT LIKE GREATER THAN 20. PERFORMED INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENENCE CHECKS. SEE DISCREPANCY # 5-10 ON LP 2088996. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. AC IS DETERMINED TO BE IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION AT HIS TIME.