# Incident 20130614010229I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Houston, TX, June 14, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2013, 22:40 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: John S. Dunn Helistop
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GVNA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N452MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 (registry code 5626002, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1E2 (registry code 60035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1e2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,563 total, 1,863 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130614010229I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM THE JOHN S. DUNN HELISTOP (38TE) ON A 14 CFR PART 91 REPOSITION FLIGHT TO THE WEST BASE. AFTER LIFTOFF THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN. THE PIC NOTIFIED LIFE FLIGHT DISPATCH THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING BACK TO THE HELISTOP. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE RIGHT ENGINE (# 2) FIRE LIGHT TEMPORARILY ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT DID AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND HAD THE CREW EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. A SMALL FIRE WAS OBSERVED IN THE ENGINE COWLING BUT QUICKLY WENT OUT. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM WAS NOT DISCHARGED. THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING TOP, AFT, INBOARD AREA WAS FOUND TO BE SCORCHED AND THE REAR BEARING OIL SUPPLY LINE HAD BLACK OILY SOOT COVERING IT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.

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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