Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 222U

Difficulty date
September 5, 2014
Submitted
September 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222MN
Make and model
Bell 222U
Aircraft serial
47534
Aircraft time
7,457 hours, 6,054 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101750C1
Engine time
9,577 hours, 3,344 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
400200006
Part serial
LE47148
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Part time
9,577 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RETURNING TO BASE AT THE COMPLETION OF A SCENE FLIGHT, THE ECS UNIT WAS TURNED ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE MEDIC, IN THE CABIN, STATED THAT THERE WAS A FOG IN THE CABIN & A STRONG SMELL OF JET FUEL. THE PILOT BACKED UP BY THE NURSE HOLDING THE RFM RAN THE SMOKE & FUME ELIMINATION CHECKLIST. SINCE THE PILOT SUSPECTED THE SMOKE WAS COMING IN THROUGH THE CABIN ECS DUCTING, THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE ECS. THE AIR IMMEDIATELY CLEARED & THE SMELL OF FUEL WENT AWAY. AS THE SHIP WAS ONLY THEN A FEW MILES FROM THE BASE, THE CREW LANDED BACK AT BASE & NOTIFIED MX. THE PILOT INSPECTED THE NR 1 ENG COMPARTMENT & FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM BOLTS ON THE COMPRESSOR CASE. THE MECHANIC HAD TOPPED OFF THE OIL EARLIER IN THE DAY & NOW AFTER LESS THAN AN HOUR OF FLIGHT, THE OIL LEVEL HAD DROPPED TO ADD 2 QUARTS LINE. MX ACTIONS ARE ONGOING.

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