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Life Air Rescue - Non-injury incident



Date: 08/10/2007 1100 CDT

Program: Life Air Rescue
	One St. Mary Place
	Shreveport,LA 71101

Type: EC135 P1
Tail #: 911KB
Operator/Vendor: Metro Aviation, Inc.

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, Flight Nurse, and Flight Paramedic. No injuries reported. Patient on board. 

Description: 
	Aircraft experienced partial power loss to the #1 engine while enroute
	from a scene call in DeSoto Parish to a local hospital in Shreveport. 
	A precautionary landing was made at Shreveport Regional Airport
	without incident.  Patient transport was completed by the flight crew
	via ground ambulance.

Additional Info: 
	Maintenance replaced EEC on #1 engine.  Aircraft was returned to
	service the next day.

Source: Pam Anderson, Program Director

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