Service difficulty report · Module · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 19, 2005
Submitted
August 17, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N228LA
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3316
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Module
Part number
70BMO35420
Part serial
9796
Condition
Unknown
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MO2 AND MO3 WERE REPLACED. GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED. OIL FLOW AT REAR BRG WAS MEASURED AT 180 MI. NO FUEL OR OIL LEAKS NOTED. DURING PWR CHECK, AT APPROX 1000 FT AGL, (ENG CHIP) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AFTER PILOT INITIATED LANDING. DURING DESCENT, BURNING ODOR WAS NOTED IN COCKPIT, AT APPROX 70 FT AGL (FIRE) CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT EXITED AC WITH FIRE EXTING, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENG COWLING, NO INDICATIONS OF FLAMES OR FIRE. INSP PRIOR TO TEARDOWN REVEALED OIL WAS EVIDENT AT REAR BRG AREA, ON OUTSIDE OF MO4. NOISE CAME FROM REAR BRG AREA. METAL CHIPS FOUND AT REAR BRG SCAVENGE CHIP DETECTOR, IN SCREEN. TEARDOWN COULD NOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE REAR BRG HSG COULD NOT BE SEPARATED FROM MO3. (K)