What was found
PICKED UP HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION WHILE HOVERING TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND FOD DAMAGE TO COMPRESSOR. SUSPECTED CAUSE IS ROTOR WASH KICKED UP FOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N91GT
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft serial
- 1289
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Condition
- Damage
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 3,497 hours
- Stage of operation
- HO
- Nature of condition
- E, C
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.