What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY HOWLING SOUND FROM ENGINE AREA. ONE MINUTE LATER, FADEC SYSTEM FAILED. PILOT AUTOROTATED INTO WATER.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2006
- Submitted
- November 6, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N167RL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53167
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 2,989 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7210 · Turbine Engine Reduction Gear
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 23063393
- Part serial
- CAG47201
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 4,072 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.