What was found
DURING TAKEOFF, TOT LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT RETURNED TO OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DURING HOT-END INSPECTION, ENGINE COMPONENTS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ENGINE ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16938
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45157
- Engine
- Allsn 250C28
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Hot Section
- Part time
- 17,897 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.