# Incident 20100206026969I: Hughes Heli 369E, Ha'Ena, HI, February 6, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2010, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ha'Ena, HI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DCGA
- Location: 22.2185° N, 159.5611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haena, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.2185&lon=-159.5611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N842LA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES HELI 369E
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100206026969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT EXPERIENCED SUSPECTED COMPRESSOR STALL DURING FLIGHT WITH LOUD NOISE AND YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT FORCED TO LAND HELICOPTER OFF FIELD.  INSPECTION OF ENGINE  BY MAINTENANCE FOUND  ONE 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE  BROKEN OFF AT THE ROOT AND LAYING IN THE PLENUM CHAMBER IN FRONT OF THE COMPRESSOR INLET AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO REMAINING BLADES AND STATORS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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