Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
May 29, 2010
Submitted
June 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N842LA
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0020E
Aircraft time
15,449 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
15,468 hours
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Eng Chip Detect
Part time
15,468 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT DURING A TOUR FLIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO LAND AT AN OFFSITE AIRPORT. MX ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FOUND THAT THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF METAL. WIRING AND CONNECTOR PLUGS WERE INSPECTED BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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