Service difficulty report · Engine · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 3, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
2,900 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Engine
Part number
ARRIEL1D1
Part serial
9135
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
6,081 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON ENGINE STARTUP, THE PILOT NOTICED A FLICKERING ENGINE CHIP LIGHT, SECONDS LATER THE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON SOLID. ENGINE WAS SEEN SMOKING AND OIL COMING FROM EXHAUST STACK. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AFTER APP 1 MINUTE OF OPERATION. ENGINE HAS BEEN SENT TO OVERHAUL COMPANY FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. ENGINE HAD 91.9 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. ENGINE IS AT THE OVERHAUL COMPANY AT THE MOMENT AND A DETAILED REPORT WILL BE COMING AT A LATER DATE.