What was found
DURING FLIGHT THE UPPER CHIP PULL ILLUMINATED, IT WAS CLEANED IAW MM AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER, A SECOND LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND LOTS OF FINE CHIPS. REPLACED ENGINE. FOUND NR 1 BEARING BAD. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2007
- Submitted
- May 10, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N511SB
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft serial
- 1090592D
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 504 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.