20020419020749I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-1 · Fourchon, LA · April 19, 2002

Date: April 19, 2002 · 08:45 local
Place: Fourchon, LA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ALGA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3195P
Reported as: Bell 206L1
Reported engine: Allison 250C28B
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,877 total1,186 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

N3195PRegistration cancelled May 1, 2008 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45789 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 Engine modelAllison 250-C28BTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot reported that he heard a bang followed by a yaw to the left, and subsequent loss of engine power. He also heard the engine out warning horn. He lowered the collective and made a successful auto rotative landing to the water. After completing the landing he had full throttle and the N1 was at 55%. An inspection of the aircraft revealed that r/r allison part number 6893073, tube assembly, "b" nut on the engine governor pc inlet port had completely backed off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A BANG FOLLOWED BY A YAW TO THE LEFT, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE ALSO HEARD THE ENGINE OUT WARNING HORN. HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL AUTO ROTATIVE LANDING TO THE WATER. AFTER COMPLETING THE LANDING HE HAD FULL THROTTLE AND THE N1 WAS AT 55%. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT R/R ALLISON PART NUMBER 6893073, TUBE ASSEMBLY, "B" NUT ON THE ENGINE GOVERNOR PC INLET PORT HAD COMPLETELY BACKED OFF.