Service difficulty report · Compressor Wheel · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
May 19, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft time
1,823 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Compressor Wheel
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT LANDED AND START WAS ATTEMPTED WITH HIGH T4, START ABORTED, SECOND START WAS ATTEMPED WITH SAME RESULT ACFT REMAINED OVERNIGHT. DURING START ATTEMP THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE AXIAL COMPRESSOR WHEEL WAS FOUND SEIZED. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. RENTAL ENGINE WAS INSTALLED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. INTERNAL FAILURE REASON UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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