Service difficulty report · Seal · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 26, 2017
Submitted
August 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808LF
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4983
Aircraft time
1,937 hours, 5,556 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Engine time
1,937 hours, 4,818 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
1350A3103
Condition
Torn
Location
Intake
Part time
1,937 hours, 5,556 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT AND CREW WERE IN ROUTE TO THE DESTINATION . ABOUT 10 MINUTES OUT FROM THE DESTINATION, ALL CREW MEMBERS SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF NOTING THE BURNING ODOR THE ENGINE DISPLAY SCREEN DISPLAYED AN ENGINE FLI (FLIGHT LIMITATION INDICATOR) FAILURE ADVISORY MESSAGE. PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT A SOCCER FIELD. A SECOND AIRCRAFT WAS QUICKLY DISPATCHED TO THE LANDING SITE FOR PATIENT TRANSFER AND COMPLETION OF PATIENT TRANSPORT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE ON-DUTY MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED TO INVESTIGATE. ON 8-28-17 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN AFT SECTION OF THE INLET BARRIER FILTER SEAL BECAME DE-BONDED FROM THE FRAME THAT THE FILTER SLIDES INTO THE ENGINE INTAKE HOUSING. THE AFT PORTION OF THE SEAL WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE, THUS CAUSING THE SMELL TO BE FORCED THROUGH THE P3 SYSTEM AND INTO THE CABIN. ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF INTERNAL FAILURE.