Service difficulty report · Engine · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
June 17, 2010
Submitted
June 17, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N454JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0454E
Aircraft time
2,420 hours, 114 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
5,233 hours, 6,242 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
6887190
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
5,233 hours, 6,242 cycles
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

PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT FOR A TOUR FLIGHT AND AN ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. MX PULLED THE UPPER AND LOWER CHIP PLUGS AND FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF MATERIAL ON THE UPPER PLUG .79MM OR LESS IN SIZE. AFTER A 30 MINUTE PENALTY RUN THE SAME AMOUNT OF MATERIAL WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER PLUG. THE ENGINE OILS WERE DRAINED, FLUSHED, SEVICED AND THE FILTERS WERE CLEANED. A SECOND 30 MINUTE RUN WAS PERFORMED. MATERIAL WAS AGAIN FOUND ON THE UPPER PLUG. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT FOR INSP.

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