40.8028° N, 85.8292° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabash, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 11, 2017 · 15:00 local
Place
Wabash, IN
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QMLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N913LH
Reported as
Eurocopter Deutschland EC135T2
Reported engine
Turbo Meca ARRIUS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,740 total358 in this make and model582 in the last 90 days
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.
On 08/11/2017 at approximately 1500 hrs (CST), N913LH, sn 405, EC135T2 experienced a #1 engine fire during maintenance ground run checks. The engine?s cowling experienced minor damage from the fire. Some of the engine?s wiring experienced damage. Also, the engine seized up from ingesting fire suppressant materials. No injuries to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) existed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/11/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HRS (CST), N913LH, SN 405, EC135T2 EXPERIENCED A #1 ENGINE FIRE DURING MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN CHECKS. THE ENGINE?S COWLING EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE. SOME OF THE ENGINE?S WIRING EXPERIENCED DAMAGE. ALSO, THE ENGINE SEIZED UP FROM INGESTING FIRE SUPPRESSANT MATERIALS. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED AT THE TIME.