# Incident 19950228011059I: Skrsky S76C, Venice, LA, February 28, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1995, 12:40 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Venice
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1545K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545K-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76C
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,976 total, 6,657 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950228011059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SHORT FINAL TO A CUSTOMER'S HELIPORT IN VENICE, LOUISIANA AIRCRAFT N1545K EXPERIENCED A LARGE TORQUE SPLIT WHICH COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. JUST BEFORE LANDING, THE NO. 2 ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING, THE NO. 1 ENGINE WENT TO 106% NR, 102% N1, AND 110% TORQUE, WITH A T5 OF 805 DEGREES. MAINTENANCE SPRAYED CONTACT CLEANER ON THE DROOP COMPENSATOR AMPLIFIER (DCA) AND BIAS MOTOR CANNON PLUGS. A GROUND RUN WAS CONDUCTED AND THE DCA CHECK WAS COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLIGHT MANUAL PROCEDURES. THE CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURY. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

## Other reports on N1545K (2)

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

- [Incident 20000106001109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000106001109I), Jan 6, 2000: Skrsky S76A (N1545K), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot-in-command (PIC) made a VFR approach to a helideck located at HI-344A. The approach was terminated at a hover on the north edge of the landing…
- [Incident 19950126006739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950126006739I), Jan 26, 1995: Skrsky S76A (N1545K), New Orleans, LA. Narrative: five minutes after takeoff from the New Orleans airport (msy), at 3,000 feet above ground level, the "baggage smoke detector" light illuminated. The…

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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