Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Bell 407

Difficulty date
October 20, 2025
Submitted
October 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54072
Aircraft time
4,545 hours, 12,687 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
412074101101
Part serial
8177
Condition
Unserviceable
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A FADEC DEGRADE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLT ENROUTE BACK TO HOMEBASE. AFTER NOTIFYING THE CREW OF THE EMERGENCY EVENT THAT OCCURRED, EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IAW BH407HP RFM, WHICH WAS TO ENSURE ACFT STABILIZED & MINIMIZING CONTROL INPUTS, FADEC RESET BUTTON PRESSED. CAUTION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED; PILOT NOTIFIED CREW THE CAUTION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, & CREW IN AGREEMENT TO LAND ACFT BACK AT HOMEBASE. AT THE TIME OF COMPLETING EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, CREW WAS APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY FROM COLORADO SPRINGS, TO HUGO. LANDED SAFELY AT HOMEBASE WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. REPLACED COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER

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