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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 412 · Venice, LA · January 4, 1995

Date
January 4, 1995 · 13:45 local
Place
Venice, LA
Airport
Venice
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Aircraft
N22608
Reported as
Bell 412
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,537 total3,989 in this make and model157 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after coming to a hover, while turning toward the landing pad, the no. 2 engine N1 surged momentarily to about 95 percent, a loud pop was heard, and the aircraft yawed to the right. Maintenance performed a compressor-stall inspection and replaced the bleed valve on the no. 2 engine. There was no damage and no injury. A malfunction or defect report was submitted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER COMING TO A HOVER, WHILE TURNING TOWARD THE LANDING PAD, THE NO. 2 ENGINE N1 SURGED MOMENTARILY TO ABOUT 95 PERCENT, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD, AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A COMPRESSOR-STALL INSPECTION AND REPLACED THE BLEED VALVE ON THE NO. 2 ENGINE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURY. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED.

Other reports on N22608 · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.