Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
January 7, 1999
Submitted
July 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N96LT
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
72
Engine
Garrtt TFE73131C
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
4,762 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TWENTY MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW WAS ALERTED BY A NR 1 ENGINE ''OIL'' LIGHT ON MASTER CAUTION PANEL. OIL PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE (MMU). ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR INSPECTION REVEALED A CHIP ABOUT .1250 INCH LONG. DRAINED OIL FROM GEARBOX AND FOUND CHIPS IN OIL. SOAP SAMPLE TAKEN, FOUND NORMAL. CHIPS ANALYSED AND FOUND COMING FROM AIRFOIL SEPARATOR. SEPARATOR REPLACED. (X)