Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp AS355N

Difficulty date
May 8, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp AS355N
Aircraft time
5,051 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS1A
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTERSHUT DOWN THE PILOT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE NR 2 EXHAUST AND MOTORED THE ENGINE IAW FLIGHT MANUAL TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THIS ACTUALLY MADE THE FLAMES INCREASE AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH THE ONBOARD FIRE EXTINGUSHER.

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