What was found
AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THEN 10 MINUTES LATER NR 1 COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT TURN. SUSPECT COMPRESSOR SIEZED DUE TO EXCESS CARBON BUILD-UP. REPLACED WITH RENTAL ENGINE CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 2001
- Submitted
- September 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N52281
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3249
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- 0292005340
- Part serial
- 22036
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 762 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.