What was found
AFTER LANDING AND SHUT DOWN, THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE COMPRESSOR FOR FREEDOM OF ROTATION. THE COMPRESSOR WAS SEIZED. SUSPECT FUEL INJECTION WHEEL COKING. (X)
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2000
- Submitted
- October 20, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6095U
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 2699
- Aircraft time
- 2,593 hours, 5,603 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D
- Engine time
- 823 hours, 3,141 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Gas Generator
- Part number
- 70BM035420
- Part serial
- 9606
- Condition
- Coked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 823 hours, 1,162 cycles
- Component
- Engine · Tmeca
- Component part number
- 0292005220
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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.