# Incident 19950223009059I: Aerosp AS355F1, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, February 23, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: W Cameron 280
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N5796T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796T-2010-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (registry code 8680810, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,116 total, 2,279 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950223009059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

- [Accident 19860618087109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618087109A), Jun 18, 1986: Aerosp AS355F1 (N5796T), High Island, TX, Substantial damage. The helicopter experienced ground resonance while landing on an oil rig. Transmission support tube fatigue cracked.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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