Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 15, 2024
Submitted
September 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130HN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7481
Aircraft time
4,979 hours, 13,992 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,979 hours, 13,992 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT ON AN AIR AMBULANCE OPERATION. AS THE INCREASE OF COLLECTIVE TO APPROXIMATLEY 9.0 FLI, HEARD THE ENG SURGE WITH A LEFT YAW TO THE ACFT. IMMEDIATELY LOWERED COLLECTIVE & VERIFIED ALL SYS NORMAL. SMOOTHLY AND SLOWLY INCREASED THE COLLECTIVE & AT AROUND 9.0 FLI THE ENG SURGED AGAIN WITH A LT YAW & FLI RAPIDLY INCREASED INTO THE TRANSIENT ON FLI, APPROX 10.2-10.4. DECREASED POWER ONCE AGAIN & CONTINUED AT A LOW POWER SETTING. MADE DECISION( DECLARED EMERGENCY W/ KHTS) TO CONDUCT A LOW POWERED APPROACH TO RUN-ON LANDING TO PREVENT ANY CHANCES OF A HIGHER POWER REQUIREMENT SUCH AS NORMAL APPROACH TO HOVER OR IF HAD TO DO A GO-AROUND FOR ANY REASON WITH NOT ACTUALLY KNOWING WHAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD DO IF NEEDED TO USE MTOP OR CLOSE TO THAT. MADE THE LOW POWERED APPROACH TO KHTS TAXIWAY AND CONDUCTED A NORMAL ENG SHUTDOWN. DID NOT OBSERVED ANY AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOR WAS ANYONE INJURED DURING THIS EVENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE.

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