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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 407 · Willmore, KY · August 18, 2004

Date: August 18, 2004 · 12:28 local
Place: Willmore, KY
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: A1UA
Aircraft: N911LN
Reported as: Bell 407
Reported engine: Allison 250C47B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) Lexington towercalled in to the louisville FSDO incident of helicopter reporting engine problems and landing safely in field off the airport at N3754.3, W8437.0 in the area of Willmore, KY. No injury or damage reported, helicopter flies as "lifenet". Mechanics inspected helicopter and checked hmu-fadec with maintenance computer, found all parameters normal. Hmu removed and sent to factory for evaluation. Recommend malfunction and defect (mord) report be filed by lifenet or goodrich as applicable.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LEXINGTON TOWERCALLED IN TO THE LOUISVILLE FSDO INCIDENT OF HELICOPTER REPORTING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND LANDING SAFELY IN FIELD OFF THE AIRPORT AT N3754.3, W8437.0 IN THE AREA OF WILLMORE, KY. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE REPORTED, HELICOPTER FLIES AS "LIFENET". MECHANICS INSPECTED HELICOPTER AND CHECKED HMU-FADEC WITH MAINTENANCE COMPUTER, FOUND ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. HMU REMOVED AND SENT TO FACTORY FOR EVALUATION. RECOMMEND MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT (MORD) REPORT BE FILED BY LIFENET OR GOODRICH AS APPLICABLE.