20170126002869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Sioux Falls, SD · January 26, 2017

Date
January 26, 2017 · 21:45 local
Place
Sioux Falls, SD
Airport
Joe Foss Field
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
2M7A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N911MK
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17IA094
Reported as
Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-1E2
People aboard
1
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.

Engine oil coking blocked rear engine bearing scavenge in right engine. Forced oil leak created fire situation. Pilot followed proper emergency procedures with no injuries, minor cowling paint damage. Right engine to be repaired.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE OIL COKING BLOCKED REAR ENGINE BEARING SCAVENGE IN RIGHT ENGINE. FORCED OIL LEAK CREATED FIRE SITUATION. PILOT FOLLOWED PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH NO INJURIES, MINOR COWLING PAINT DAMAGE. RIGHT ENGINE TO BE REPAIRED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.