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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Houma, LA · June 9, 2020

Date: June 9, 2020 · 08:40 local
Place: Houma, LA
Airport: Houma-Terrebonne Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N445PH
Reported as: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total

N445PHRegistered now · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407S/N 54096 · Built 2012 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C47BTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Helicopter was ferrying pipeline team approxmently 3 miles se of Houma airport when it ingested a small bird into the engine.

The pilot reported a loud whine but no other abnormal indications.

Acft landed at the Houma airport and after inspection damage was noticed in engine inlet.

An engine inspection was conducted and found no damage to inlet blades. Engine was replaced as a precaution.

No other signs of damage were reported.

Engine post removal inspection revealed one bent compressor blade.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER WAS FERRYING PIPELINE TEAM APPROXMENTLY 3 MILES SE OF HOUMA AIRPORT WHEN IT INGESTED A SMALL BIRD INTO THE ENGINE.

THE PILOT REPORTED A LOUD WHINE BUT NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS.

ACFT LANDED AT THE HOUMA AIRPORT AND AFTER INSPECTION DAMAGE WAS NOTICED IN ENGINE INLET.

AN ENGINE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AND FOUND NO DAMAGE TO INLET BLADES. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION.

NO OTHER SIGNS OF DAMAGE WERE REPORTED.

ENGINE POST REMOVAL INSPECTION REVEALED ONE BENT COMPRESSOR BLADE.