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FAA incident report · Bolkms BK117C2 · Baltimore, MD · March 17, 2008

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Date
March 17, 2008 · 07:30 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Airport
Pier 7
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BAQA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N984ME
Reported as
Bolkms BK117C2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total600 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N984MERegistered now · Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2S/N 9080Airframe modelEurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2

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What happened

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

(-23) Called the pilot privacy data omitted to get details of occurrence on engine shutdown. The pilot privacy data omitted had just lifted from the downtown Baltimore heliport (MD54) and climbed to 250' when he got a master caution light. He scanned the panel to find the oil pressure dropping down through the yellow caution and into the red. At that time the pilot privacy data omitted brought the #2 engine back to idle and proceeded to shutdown and secure the engine. Martin state airport was contacted and he proceeded to the airport and landed on the ramp. An inspection of the engine compartment after landing found oil throughout the compartment. The pilot privacy data omitted made calls to the helicopter operator to report the occurrence. The pilot privacy data omitted said the helicopter last flew on 03/16/08 about 7-8 pm in the evening and no issues were noted at that time. The pilot privacy data omitted performed the pre-flight inspection in the morning of 03/17/08 and said the engine oil showed over half full and was at it's proper level during the pre-flight. The helicopter was also full of fuel at that time. I asked the pilot privacy data omitted to have the mechanic call me when he finished his inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CALLED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO GET DETAILS OF OCCURRENCE ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD JUST LIFTED FROM THE DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE HELIPORT (MD54) AND CLIMBED TO 250' WHEN HE GOT A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. HE SCANNED THE PANEL TO FIND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING DOWN THROUGH THE YELLOW CAUTION AND INTO THE RED. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BROUGHT THE #2 ENGINE BACK TO IDLE AND PROCEEDED TO SHUTDOWN AND SECURE THE ENGINE. MARTIN STATE AIRPORT WAS CONTACTED AND HE PROCEEDED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED ON THE RAMP. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER LANDING FOUND OIL THROUGHOUT THE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE CALLS TO THE HELICOPTER OPERATOR TO REPORT THE OCCURRENCE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE HELICOPTER LAST FLEW ON 03/16/08 ABOUT 7-8 PM IN THE EVENING AND NO ISSUES WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION IN THE MORNING OF 03/17/08 AND SAID THE ENGINE OIL SHOWED OVER HALF FULL AND WAS AT IT'S PROPER LEVEL DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT. THE HELICOPTER WAS ALSO FULL OF FUEL AT THAT TIME. I ASKED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO HAVE THE MECHANIC CALL ME WHEN HE FINISHED HIS INSPECTION.