Service difficulty report · Engine · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
March 8, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Agusta A119
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACCIDENT DURING TAKEOFF, CREW NOTICED A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. A LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND DAMAGE TO THE ROTORCRAFT. 2 CREW AND 4 PASSENGERS WERE REPORTED TO BE ONBOARD. INJURIES ARE BEING REPORTED. NO FURTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN DISPATCHED TO ACCIDENT SITE TO SUPPORT PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION. UPDATE NR1: INVESTIGATION COMMENCED ON 10 AUGUST AT MFG PLANT 5, AND MFG REPS IN ATTENDANCE. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED DISTRESSED NR 3, 4, 5 & 6 BEARINGS. THE HELICOPTER INTEGRATED DISPLAY SYS (IDS) DATA REVEALED RGB CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATION EQUIVALENT OF 4 FLIGHT HOURS AND THE RECORDS SHOW NO MX ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH RGB CHIP LIGHT. ENGINE TIME HAS BEEN ADDED.

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