SDR U0GA125467

Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 212

Difficulty date
July 25, 2009
Submitted
August 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N358EH
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft serial
31211
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Engine
Condition
Stopped
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, 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 A NEW HIRE INITIAL TRAINING FLIGHT, NR 1 ENGINE QUIT. DEPARTED A CONFINED AREA WITH A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE SIMULATED NR 2 ENGINE FAILURE WAS INDUCED BY THE INSTRUCTOR WITH PLENTY OF OBSTACLE CLEARANCE PAS VTOCS, ACCELERATING TO VY. ALSO THE NR 2 THROTTLE WAS ROLLED BACK ONLY PARTIALLY AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. OUR FIRST INDICATION WAS A "BANG" WITH A SPOOL DOWN OF N1 AND A NR 1 ENG OUT LIGHT. WHILE PILOT FLYING (PF) CONTINUED TO CLIMB AT VY, THE PILOT MONITORING (PM) CALLED OUT SINGLE ENGINE FAILURE, CHECKED NR, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ROLLED THE PARTIALLY RETARDED.

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