What was found
DURING DEPARTURE FROM OFFSHORE PLATFORM PILOT EXPERIENCED A NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH A CORRESPONDING LOSS IN ENGINE POWER. PROCEEDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO THE WATER.
- Difficulty date
- September 14, 2010
- Submitted
- September 22, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N385RL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52385
- Aircraft time
- 2,058 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 22,319 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7313 · Fuel Injector Nozzle
- Part
- Sprayer
- Part number
- 5233589
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel System
- Component
- Fuel Nozzle
- Component part number
- 23077067
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.