Eurocopter pilot reported number 1 engine fail light illuminated with no corroborating indications; ...

Attributes
ACN	1096449
Time
Date	201306
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EC135
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	Indication
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

On departure the number 1 engine fail light illuminated on the cad and vemd with no supporting indications of an engine failure. This was a repeat of symptoms that I experienced in this airframe two days ago. I was enroute to home base; severe thunderstorms were expected in the vicinity and there was no means of getting the aircraft under cover at [destination] so I elected to continue. On approach to the hospital the lights extinguished. Aircraft secured; fault written up in logbook and maintenance alerted. [We] provided maintenance with observations from this event that differed from my previous event to assist with troubleshooting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Eurocopter pilot reported Number 1 ENG FAIL light illuminated with no corroborating indications; so he continued to destination. Reporter stated he had seen this same false indication on this aircraft previously.

Narrative: On departure the Number 1 ENG FAIL light illuminated on the CAD and VEMD with no supporting indications of an engine failure. This was a repeat of symptoms that I experienced in this airframe two days ago. I was enroute to home base; severe thunderstorms were expected in the vicinity and there was no means of getting the aircraft under cover at [destination] so I elected to continue. On approach to the hospital the lights extinguished. Aircraft secured; fault written up in logbook and Maintenance alerted. [We] provided Maintenance with observations from this event that differed from my previous event to assist with troubleshooting.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Eurocopter pilot reported number 1 engine fail light illuminated with no corroborating indications; so he continued to destination. Reporter stated he had seen this same false indication on this aircraft previously.