Service difficulty report · Firewall · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
May 12, 2014
Submitted
May 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866AL
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760562
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2S1
Part
Firewall
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, CRUISE REPO FLIGHT FROM HUM TO GNO WITH NO PAX, MANEUVERED TO AVOID SEAGULL, WHICH IMPACTED ABOVE LT WINDSHIELD WITH AUDIBLE THUMP. ENG OUT AUDIO & LIGHT ACTIVATED MOMENTARILY BUT NO UNUSUAL NOISE OR VIBRATIONS OCCURRED. INSTRUMENTS DISPLAYED 10% TORQUE SPLIT & TS INCREASE, WITH DAFCS LIGHTS COMING ON TWICE. CAPTAIN PERFORMED RUN ON LANDING TO STRIP WITH BOTH ENGS FULL UP. UPON LANDING, SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENG & TAXIED IN ON GND TO NORTH RAMP. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO BLADES OR THRUST REVERSER, BUT SIGNIFICANT FOD DAMAGE TO FIREWALL & BIRD MATTER IN INTAKE.