What was found
SMOKE FROM HEATING SYSTEM WHEN HEAT IS ON. SMOKE CLEARS WHEN TURNED OFF. UPON INSPECTION OF ENGINE FOR SMOKE, FOUND ENGINE HAS FOD DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2025
- Submitted
- January 30, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N906GF
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53578
- Aircraft time
- 10,497 hours, 33,663 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 3,549 hours, 9,079 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- 23063392
- Condition
- Fod
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.