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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 222U · Honolulu, HI · March 29, 2006

Date
March 29, 2006 · 08:45 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Airport
Honolulu International Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DBZA
Aircraft
N622F
Reported as
Bell 222U
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101750C1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot reported that after dropping off a medical patient at the Honolulu kaiser moanalua hospital the aircraft and crew was to return to home base at kahului maui (ogg). At approximately 3NM east of ckh VOR, off shore, the pilot noticed that the no. 2 engine had suddenly failed with no prior warning indications. The pilot notified ATC and declared an emergency. The no. 1 engine was operating normally. The aircraft was cleared to land at the hnl int'l airport, south ramp charlie taxiway without incident. Crash rescue was present upon landing. Upon an inspection by the operators maintenance personnel it appeared the no. 2 engine fuel pump located on the fuel control unit had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER DROPPING OFF A MEDICAL PATIENT AT THE HONOLULU KAISER MOANALUA HOSPITAL THE AIRCRAFT AND CREW WAS TO RETURN TO HOME BASE AT KAHULUI MAUI (OGG). AT APPROXIMATELY 3NM EAST OF CKH VOR, OFF SHORE, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NO. 2 ENGINE HAD SUDDENLY FAILED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATIONS. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE NO. 1 ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT THE HNL INT'L AIRPORT, SOUTH RAMP CHARLIE TAXIWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. CRASH RESCUE WAS PRESENT UPON LANDING. UPON AN INSPECTION BY THE OPERATORS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IT APPEARED THE NO. 2 ENGINE FUEL PUMP LOCATED ON THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED.