# Incident 20180608007309I: Bell 206-L4, Houma, LA, June 8, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2018, 17:10 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IAVA
- Location: 29.5665° N, 90.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOUMA-TERREBONNE (HUM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5665&lon=-90.6604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206-L4
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,652 total, 2,655 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180608007309I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION LANDED AT 17:10 AT HOUMA-TERREBONNE AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING AND THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT ASKED THE MECHANIC TO LOOK AT A BROKEN HEADSET. THE PILOT AND MECHANIC WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT DISCUSSING THE HEADSET AND DID NOT COMPLETE ANY INSPECTIONS. THE MECHANIC RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 - 20:30 TO COMPLETE A DAILY INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE LEFT CABIN DOOR SLIDING WINDOW MISSING WHILE CONDUCTING THE DAILY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE WINDOW REVEALED THE UPPER CHANNEL THE SLIDING WINDOW TRAVELS THROUGH WAS CRACKED AT THE TOP.

FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, REVIELED TAIL ROTOR DAMAGE (PUNCTURE) ON ONE BLADE AND SEVERAL DENTS ON BOTH BLADES.  UPON COMPLETION OF THE DAILY INSPECTION, NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND THE PILOT WERE CONTACTED TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE INCIDENT. THE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE TRAVELED TO HOUMA-TERREBONNE AIRPORT TO COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION.

WE CONTACTED THE CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR WESTWIND HELICOPTERS (HOUSTON FSDO) TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE INCIDENT. WE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING INVESTIGATION FINDINGS TO THE CMT AS APPLICABLE.

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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