SDR HEEA132858

Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 1, 2011
Submitted
January 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53891
Aircraft time
4,772 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Engine
Part number
250C47B
Part serial
CAE847428
Condition
Failed
Part time
7,478 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
R

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

What was found

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PILOT TURNED TO LAND AT NEAREST PLATFORM. ON APPROACH TO PLATFORM ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE FOLLOWED BY LOUD POPPING NOISE AND AIRCRAFT YAWED. AUTO-ROTATED, DEPLOYED FLOATS AND LANDED IN WATER.

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