What was found
ENGINE INLET FILTER OVER SERVICED, EXCESS OIL ACCUMUATED IN INLET TO ENGINE AND SMOKED WHEN OPERATING TEMPS IN ENGINE BECAME HOT.
- Difficulty date
- June 17, 2011
- Submitted
- June 20, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551AM
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 4311
- Aircraft time
- 2,086 hours, 4,582 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- Engine time
- 2,050 hours, 4,582 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Air Filter
- Part number
- 1350A21
- Part serial
- 01841
- Condition
- Overserviced
- Location
- Engine Cowling
- Part time
- 1,094 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.