Service difficulty report · Engine · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
September 5, 2010
Submitted
September 7, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N842LA
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0020E
Aircraft time
15,737 hours, 2,430 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
15,473 hours, 2,430 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
15,473 hours, 2,430 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

ON APPROACH TO LANDING PILOT HAD AN ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT LANDED THE ACFT AND THE LIGHT REMANED ILLUMINATED. MX FOUND METAL PARTICLES AND PASTE ON THE LOWER AND UPPER ENGINE CHIP PLUGS. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT.

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