# Incident 20150620010849I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2+, Bakersfield, CA, June 20, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2015, 13:15 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JBZA
- Location: 35.3249° N, 118.9960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAKERSFIELD MUNI (L45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3249&lon=-118.9960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ (registry code 5620030, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B (registry code 52204, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2+
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150620010849I

## Narrative

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

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

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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