# Incident 20230102000289I: Bell 206L-3, Louisville, KY, January 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2023, 11:33 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N269AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230102000289I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT HEARD LOUD SCREECHING.INITIATED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.PILOT FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING ON HELICOPTER. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FLEXABLE HYDRAULIC HOSE MISROUTED AND CHAFFED CAUSING THE LEAK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED HYDRAULIC PUMP AND HOSES AND RETURNED THE HELICOPTER TO SERVICE.

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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