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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 214ST · Aurora, OR · April 9, 2020

Date: April 9, 2020 · 13:30 local
Place: Aurora, OR
Airport: Aurora
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 9EKA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N787SR
Reported as: Bell 214ST
Reported engine: GE CT7-2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N787SRRegistered now · Bell 214STS/N 28176 · Built 1993 Airframe modelBell 214ST Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While conducting a company check ride, the pilots observed the sound of an engine spool down. Abnormal engine gauge indications confirmed a malfunction and they decided to shut down the number 1 engine. While executing the abnormal/emergency checklist, they returned to the Aurora Airport. They declared an emergency with the control tower and landed without any further incident.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING A COMPANY CHECK RIDE, THE PILOTS OBSERVED THE SOUND OF AN ENGINE SPOOL DOWN. ABNORMAL ENGINE GAUGE INDICATIONS CONFIRMED A MALFUNCTION AND THEY DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. WHILE EXECUTING THE ABNORMAL/EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, THEY RETURNED TO THE AURORA AIRPORT. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE CONTROL TOWER AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.