Service difficulty report · Engine · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
October 16, 2020
Submitted
October 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4387
Aircraft time
4,522 hours, 8,283 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
4,405 hours, 8,529 cycles
Part
Engine
Part serial
19194
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON RUN-UP ONCE I GOT UP TO THE FLY POSITION AND WAS STARTING TO PULL PITCH THE MEDIC ASKED ME WHAT ALL THE SMOKE WAS. I LOOKED TOWARD THE REAR LEFT AND WE WERE ENGULFED IN SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. I APPLIED THE ROTOR BRAKE AND ONCE THE ROTORS STOPPED, WE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. I MADE SURE I COULD NOT SEE ANY FIRE AND THE SMOKE STARTED TO SUBSIDED. I OPENED THE ENGINE COWLING TO INSPECT THE AREA. FOUND OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE DECK AND COWLING. NOTIFIED AIR COM, AM AND MECHANIC. A REAR BEARING CLEANING WAS RECOMMENDED SO WE WILL ACTUALLY BE CHANGING THE MO3 FOR OUR COMPLIANCE. COKING WAS FOUND AT THE REAR BEARING OIL STRUT.