What was found
ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE INGESTED A ROCK THROUGH THE INTAKE AND DAMAGED TO INLET COMPRESSOR. FOD DAMAGE. THIS ENGINE IS TO BE SENT FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2004
- Submitted
- July 26, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N57958
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft serial
- 1512
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- 0292005060
- Condition
- Fod
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 3,952 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.