# Incident 20170811011829I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2, Wabash, IN, August 11, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wabash, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 40.8028° N, 85.8292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabash, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8028&lon=-85.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913LH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC135T2
- Reported engine: TURBO MECA ARRIUS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,740 total, 358 in this make and model, 582 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170811011829I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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