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A medevac EC135 diverted to a nearby airport when the #1 engine failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 908568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EC135 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Rotorcraft |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We arrived on station and landed behind another air ambulance. Fifteen minutes later we lifted with our patient for the hospital. About 4 NM from our destination; the aircraft suddenly yawed to the left accompanied by a very slight nose down tuck. The #1 engine had failed without any advanced warning.the #2 engine immediately went into oei [one engine inoperative] high and remained there for approximately 15-20 seconds until I realized what had just happened. I reduced the collective until the #2 engine transitioned to oei low and remained there until I climbed to a slightly higher altitude; which was for approximately 30 seconds. I then reduced the collective to maintain between 60-77% Q and placed the #1 engine start switch to idle.after informing the medical crew what had just occurred; we contacted operations and informed them we were diverting to ZZZ. We made an uneventful landing on bravo taxiway; sliding approx 20-25 ft. After placing the #1 engine switch to off; the #2 engine was shutdown and the patient was airlifted by another air ambulance to the hospital.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A medevac EC135 diverted to a nearby airport when the #1 engine failed.
Narrative: We arrived on station and landed behind another air ambulance. Fifteen minutes later we lifted with our patient for the hospital. About 4 NM from our destination; the aircraft suddenly yawed to the left accompanied by a very slight nose down tuck. The #1 engine had failed without any advanced warning.The #2 engine immediately went into OEI [One Engine Inoperative] high and remained there for approximately 15-20 seconds until I realized what had just happened. I reduced the collective until the #2 engine transitioned to OEI low and remained there until I climbed to a slightly higher altitude; which was for approximately 30 seconds. I then reduced the collective to maintain between 60-77% Q and placed the #1 engine start switch to idle.After informing the medical crew what had just occurred; we contacted Operations and informed them we were diverting to ZZZ. We made an uneventful landing on BRAVO Taxiway; sliding approx 20-25 FT. After placing the #1 engine switch to off; the #2 engine was shutdown and the patient was airlifted by another air ambulance to the hospital.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.