Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 212

Difficulty date
July 25, 2009
Submitted
August 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N358EH
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft serial
31211
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
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 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 PAST 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 NR 2 THROTTLE TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION. TORQUE WAS NOTED AT 45-50% ON THE NR 2 ENGINE WITH ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WELL WITHIN LIMITS. TORQUE INDICATED 0% ON THE NR 1 ENGINE WITH THE THROTTLE STILL IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION. NR 1 ENGINE CAUTION LIGHT SEGMENTS CONFIRMED THE ENGINE FAILURE, WHILE NR 1 ITT INDICATED AROUND 775 DEGREES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE DROPPING TO ZERO. INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR XFR OF CONTROLS. INSTRUCTOR THEN CALLED FOR THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WHILE RETURNING TO BASE, ONLY ABOUT 4NM AWAY. PM CALLED THE BASE AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS EXECUTED.

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