Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 24, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY CONDUCTED A SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION INTO A CLEARING, WHICH RESULTED IN MODERATE SPREADING OF THE CROSSTUBES BUT NO OTHER DAMAGES ARE EVIDENT.

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