Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
May 5, 2008
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N80GP
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
274
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Chip Detector
Part number
2775501900X
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CHIP DETECTOR CAME OUT OF ENGINE IN FLIGHT OVER OCEANANIC AIRSPACE, CAUSING OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION THEN CAUSING OIL PRESSURE LOSS. ACFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE ACFT LANDED IN CANADA AND WAS INSPECTED BY A SENIOR DUTY ENGINEER. IN HIS WORK REPORT HE STATED THE CHIP DETECTOR WIRING HARNESS WAS SECURED IN A MANNER THAT IMPOSED A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ROTATION FORCE TO THE CHIP DETECTOR. ENGINE HAD COME OUT OF CORE INSP APPROX 30 HOURS PRIOR. IF THE CHIP DETECTOR HAD A SAFETY RETAINER THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED THE IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN AND LOSS OF TRIP.