What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONE MINUTE LATER, PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT THEN PROCEEDED TO AUTO-ROTATE TO SAFE LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8WH
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45318
- Engine
- Allsn 250C28B
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine
- Part number
- 23031899
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 6,409 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A, R
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.