What was found
ON TAKE OFF, HIGH PITCH WHINE WAS NOTED. NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND COMPRESSOR FOD DAMAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE ASSY. GROUND RUN, VIBRATION CHECK, AND LEAK CHECK ALL GOOD. WORK IAW MM. (K)
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2005
- Submitted
- September 13, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N697AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53374
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Fod
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.