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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bell Textron Canada 407 · Irvine, KY · January 16, 2025

Date: January 16, 2025 · 18:15 local
Place: Irvine, KY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EVCA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N606AH
Reported as: Bell Textron Canada 407
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,510 total

N606AHRegistered now · Bell Textron Canada 407S/N 56329 · Built 2022 Airframe modelBell Textron Canada 407 Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C47E/4Turbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Aircraft was enroute when it experienced an engine chip light with a loud howling noise. Pilot made a precautionary landing at the privacy data omitted in Irvine, KY. Pilot reported no injuries to the 3 persons on board and no damage to the aircraft. Initial inspection of engine compartment revealed a cracked engine exhaust stack mount flange, broken engine vent tube and broken engine cable clamp.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE WHEN IT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT WITH A LOUD HOWLING NOISE. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN IRVINE, KY. PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES TO THE 3 PERSONS ON BOARD AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INITIAL INSPECTION OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT REVEALED A CRACKED ENGINE EXHAUST STACK MOUNT FLANGE, BROKEN ENGINE VENT TUBE AND BROKEN ENGINE CABLE CLAMP.