Service difficulty report · Engine · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
January 23, 2019
Submitted
January 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5230J
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3256
Aircraft time
9,419 hours, 31,906 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Engine time
8,617 hours, 12,709 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
0292005340
Part serial
22093
Condition
Fluid Loss
Part time
8,617 hours, 12,709 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JUST PRIOR TO A POST MAINTENANCE ROC CHECK FLIGHT, THE ENGINE OIL TANK CAP AND OIL LEVEL WAS VERIFIED BEFORE FLIGHT. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE BASE/AIRPORT. UPON A POST INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO OIL FOUND IN ENGINE OIL TANK. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO OIL FOUND ON EITHER THE TRANSMMISSION OR ENGINE DECKS; JUST TRACES OF OIL WERE FOUND ON POWER TURBINE BLADES AND TAIL BOOM. **THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS TIME PENDING AN ENGINE CHANGE AS A RESULT OF SOME INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. **