What was found
AFTER REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE COWLING TO DO A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AXIAL COMPRESSOR HAD SUFFERED SEVERE FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2004
- Submitted
- January 5, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft time
- 9,407 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Impeller
- Condition
- Fod
- Location
- Compressor
- Part time
- 16,754 cycles
- Component
- Compressor · Tmeca
- Component part number
- 70BM021060
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.