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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Bakersfield, CA · June 20, 2015

Date
June 20, 2015 · 13:15 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Bakersfield Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
JBZA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37RX
Reported as
Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other 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.

Aircraft and essential personnel flying a pt. 91 repositioning flight. Aircraft at level cruise flight, EST 7200 ft when PIC heard 3 loud bangs and immediately had a lt. engine chip light illuminate. Fuel and engine shut down and emergency procedures followed. Aircraft landed without further incident. No external damage (internal only). Suspect engine combuster bearing failure thru power turbine. Aircraft engine was removed by mx personnel and shipped to pwc for tear down and further investigation. Records were requested and provided by local fuel provider. No anomalies noted. SDR report submitted by operator to okc. Monthly mis report and PIC statement also provided.

7/13/15 - Engine has been received by pwc. Awaiting tear down results. Incident investigation is closed 7/27/15. Bnh

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT AND ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL FLYING A PT. 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT AT LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, EST 7200 FT WHEN PIC HEARD 3 LOUD BANGS AND IMMEDIATELY HAD A LT. ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATE. FUEL AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOLLOWED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE (INTERNAL ONLY). SUSPECT ENGINE COMBUSTER BEARING FAILURE THRU POWER TURBINE. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS REMOVED BY MX PERSONNEL AND SHIPPED TO PWC FOR TEAR DOWN AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION. RECORDS WERE REQUESTED AND PROVIDED BY LOCAL FUEL PROVIDER. NO ANOMALIES NOTED. SDR REPORT SUBMITTED BY OPERATOR TO OKC. MONTHLY MIS REPORT AND PIC STATEMENT ALSO PROVIDED.

7/13/15 - ENGINE HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY PWC. AWAITING TEAR DOWN RESULTS. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED 7/27/15. BNH