What was found
ENGINE COMPRESSOR SEIZED AFTER SHUT DOWN. SUSPECT FUEL INJECTION WHEEL COKING. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM IN TUCSON. THE CURRENT THEORY IS THE FUEL (JP8) SOURCE. WE ARE NOW USING JET A TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. (X)
- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2000
- Submitted
- December 6, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6095U
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 2699
- Aircraft time
- 2,646 hours, 5,713 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1A1
- Engine time
- 876 hours, 764 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7240 · Turbine Engine Combustion Section
- Part
- Gas Generator
- Part number
- 70BM035420
- Part serial
- 9362
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,759 hours, 3,172 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.