What was found
ENGINE WAS BEING INSPECTED AT THE 100 HOUR INSPECTION INTERVAL AND THE MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN DAMAGED AT THE INLET COMPRESSOR BY FOD. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND SENT FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2004
- Submitted
- August 18, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N301TH
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 9022
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Condition
- Fod
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.