What was found
INSTALLED MODULE 3, FRESH OUT OF OVERHAUL. DURING OPS CHECKS A LOUD "HOWLING" WAS OBSERVED. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, REMOVED AND SENT TO MFG FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2012
- Submitted
- July 31, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N152TA
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B1
- Aircraft serial
- 2241
- Aircraft time
- 21,426 hours, 59,936 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D
- Engine time
- 5,414 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- 70BM035280
- Part serial
- 5209
- Condition
- Noisy
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.