What was found
A/C WAS ON A BRAVO TOUR, PILOT HEARD A BANG FOLLOWED BY A POWER LOSS AND ENTERED A AUTOROTATION TO THE RIVER EMERGANCY FLOATATION ACTIVATED AND A LANDING WAS MADE. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2013
- Submitted
- July 29, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N405MR
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52391
- Aircraft time
- 2,536 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 2,536 hours, 1,850 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Compressor
- Part time
- 2,536 hours, 1,850 cycles
- Component
- Compressor · Rroyce
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.