Service difficulty report · Tube · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
September 25, 2023
Submitted
September 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808GT
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3065
Aircraft time
6,715 hours, 22,480 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
1,479 hours, 33,283 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
0000252570
Part serial
NA
Condition
Coked
Location
Oil Return
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

BLOCKED OIL RETURN LINE DUE TO OIL COKING. LOW OIL PRESSURE CAUTION ILLUMINATED AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING SAFELY. THIS CONDITION CAUSES OIL TO FLOW INTO THE EXHAUST AREA AND BURNS THE OIL CAUSING SMOKE. THIS SMOKE WAS SMELLED IN CABIN BY PILOT UPON LANDING.