Service difficulty report · Case · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
December 22, 2006
Submitted
February 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5793P
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft serial
1476
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Case
Part number
70BM041030
Part serial
1485
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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What was found

AT APPROXIMATELY 0200, 22 DEC, 2006, WHILE RETURNING FROM A MEDICAL TRANSFER, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION AND SUCCESSFULLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 5SM WEST OF 4SD WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY TO HIMSELF OR THE OTHER 2 CREW MEMBERS ONBOARD. THE ENGINE FIRE SUBSEQUENT TO THE LANDING CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT DID AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND PULLED THE FUEL CUTOFF HANDLE, THEREBY EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON 22 DEC 2006, INSPECTED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED, AND A REPLACEMENT ENGINE INSTALLED. INSPECTION AFTER ENGINE REMOVAL REVEALED THAT THE CASE OF THE MO4 (FREE TURBIN