Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
November 7, 2002
Submitted
November 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
46802
Aircraft time
65,002 hours, 19,404 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENGINE NR 2 OIL FILTER LEVEL 2 ALERT, CAME ON AT TOP OF CLIMB. THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE BUT ALERT STAYED ON. ENGINE NR 2 WAS SHUT DOWN IAW THE CHECKLIST. ENGINE FAN COWLS WERE OPENED AND THE MASTER CHIP DETECTOR WAS PULLED, FERROUS METAL STRANDS WERE COVERING THE END. THE LUBE SUPPLY FILTER AND SCAVENGE OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED AND SAMPLES WERE PLACED IN SAMPLE BAGS & TAGGED. MEM PP ENGINE WAS NOTIFIED THAT A FINE FERROUS CONTAMINANT GOLD IN COLOR, WAS PRESENT. PULLED SCAVENGE PUMP FILTER SCREENS AND FOUND METAL IN THE B SCAVENGE IN FILTER.

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