Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
November 14, 2013
Submitted
November 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4438
Aircraft time
2,207 hours, 8,080 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
6,766 hours, 15,656 cycles
Part
Sense Line
Part number
0301027300
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHILE ON A SCENE STANDBY, THE ENG OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH CORRESPONDING OIL PRESS GAGE INDICATION OF ABOUT 1.2 BAR. WE ANNOUNCED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMENCED AN IMMEDIATE POWER ON LANDING, TOUCHING DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES FROM INITIAL INDICATIONS. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN FROM IDLE AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS DUE TO SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE ENG EXHAUST. DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS, NO ADDITIONAL ENG INDICATIONS OR NOISES WERE NOTED. MINIMUM OIL PRESS OR OIL TEMP INDICATIONS WERE NOT NOTED ON THE GND DUE TO THE RAPID SHUTDOWN. LANDING WAS NORMAL IN A LARGE CUT GRASS FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE CREW. THE SMOKE SOON DISSIPATED AFTER SHUTDOWN & THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FIRE. ONCE MX ARRIVED ON SCENE WE IDENTIFIED A BROKEN STAINLESS STEEL P2 AIRLINE BETWEEN THE ENG CASING & THE MO5. THIS P2 LINE HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED & THE ACFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.