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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerosp AS 355F1 · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · February 23, 1995

Date: February 23, 1995 · 11:30 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Airport: W Cameron 280
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5796T
Reported as: Aerosp AS355F1
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,116 total2,279 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5796TRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2010 · Aerospatiale AS 355F1S/N 5166 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS 355F1

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What happened

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

Narrative: about two miles east of west cameron 280, Gulf Of Mexico, the aircraft yawed to the right and a metal-to-metal noise could be heard. The pilot lowered the collective (power) and checked the engine instruments. The no. 2 engine torque was "0", and the no. 2 engine T4 and ng were lower than the no. 1 engine. The pilot retarded the no. 2 engine throttle to idle, then shut down the no. 2 engine. The pilot elected to land at west cameron 280 due to the noise. There was no further damage to the aircraft, and there were no injuries to passengers or crew. Maintenance discovered that the disk coupling at the transmission end of the input drive shaft (between the no. 2 engine and the transmission ) had failed. A malfunction or defect report will follow.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ABOUT TWO MILES EAST OF WEST CAMERON 280, GULF OF MEXICO, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND A METAL-TO-METAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE (POWER) AND CHECKED THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. THE NO. 2 ENGINE TORQUE WAS "0", AND THE NO. 2 ENGINE T4 AND NG WERE LOWER THAN THE NO. 1 ENGINE. THE PILOT RETARDED THE NO. 2 ENGINE THROTTLE TO IDLE, THEN SHUT DOWN THE NO. 2 ENGINE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT WEST CAMERON 280 DUE TO THE NOISE. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE DISK COUPLING AT THE TRANSMISSION END OF THE INPUT DRIVE SHAFT (BETWEEN THE NO. 2 ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION ) HAD FAILED. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL FOLLOW.

Other reports on N5796T · 1

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

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