Service difficulty report · Connector · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
October 5, 2010
Submitted
October 6, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N454JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0454E
Aircraft time
2,789 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
5,410 hours, 217 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3106E8S1S
Condition
Dirty
Location
Engine Oil Sys
Part time
560 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 THE PILOT HAD A CHIP LIGHT EVENT. MX REMOVED BOTH ENGINE CHIP PLUGS AND FOUND NO DEBRIS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER CHIP PLUG CONNECTOR PLUG WAS SHORTED INTERNALLY AND CAUSING THE LIGHT. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED.

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