Service difficulty report · Engine · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
August 14, 2016
Submitted
August 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4145
Aircraft time
4,022 hours, 13,488 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
3,880 hours, 12,167 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
02902005220
Part serial
19062
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
3,880 hours, 12,167 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ENG P LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE FIRE LIGHT 5 SECONDS LATER. SMOKE STARTED FILLING THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, AND A POWER-ON LANDING WAS MADE. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN USING FFCL AND THE FUEL SHUT-OFF LEVER. THE PILOT THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. A ENGINE FIRE AND SMOKE WERE CONFIRMED AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER EVACUATION. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WAS LIMITED TO THE GENERAL AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.