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FAA incident report · Snias AS350B · San Juan, Puerto Rico · January 2, 2001

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Date
January 2, 2001 · 18:10 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
San Juan/Isla Grande
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IJKA
Aircraft
N335WC
Reported as
Snias AS350B
Reported engine
TMECA ARRIEL1B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,550 total550 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) About 30 miles after departure from Isla Grande airport for a flight to cover an event near the airport, the pilot expereinced a series of detonations and partial power loss. The pilot executed a rapid descend to the nearby airport and made a running landing at the airport. A log book entry was made by the pilot and a corrective action reads as follows; replaced engine bleed valve control box. A/c was test flown and the pilot experienced the same type of detonations and landed at the airport. Maintenance replaced the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ABOUT 30 MILES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT TO COVER AN EVENT NEAR THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT EXPEREINCED A SERIES OF DETONATIONS AND PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A RAPID DESCEND TO THE NEARBY AIRPORT AND MADE A RUNNING LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. A LOG BOOK ENTRY WAS MADE BY THE PILOT AND A CORRECTIVE ACTION READS AS FOLLOWS; REPLACED ENGINE BLEED VALVE CONTROL BOX. A/C WAS TEST FLOWN AND THE PILOT EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF DETONATIONS AND LANDED AT THE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE.