# SDR CA151006016

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 24, 2015
- Submitted: April 22, 2016
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Bell 407
- Registry model: [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Engine: Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC): [7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7200)
- Part: Engine
- Condition: Power Loss
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: R, J
- Precautionary procedure: B, A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA151006016

## Discrepancy

(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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