SDR 97ZZZX4138

Service difficulty report · Module · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
December 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N92LG
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2575
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D
Part
Module
Condition
Coking
Location
M02-M03
Part time
2,177 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER NORMAL SHUT DOWN OF ENGINE, THEN NORMAL START OF ENGINE, HEARD GRINDING NOISE IN ENGINE 15-20 PERCENT NG; AT ABOUT 25 PERCENT NG, ENGINE SLOWED WITH NORMAL BATTERY VOLTAGE. START ABORTED. FOUND BY MANUAL TURNING OF GAS GENERATOR AND AT HOT TEMP OF ENGINE, GRINDING HEARD, DIFFICULT TO ROTATE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SOME SOUNDS OF METAL CONTACT, BUT WHEN ENGINE TEMP COOLED, MANUAL ROTATION GOOD.