What was found
ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. ENG OIL SYS REVEALED METAL CONTAMINATION BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. COMPRESSOR, TURBINE, AND GEARBOX MODULES WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2011
- Submitted
- February 11, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N196P
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Aircraft serial
- 4288
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20
- Engine time
- 6,923 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Oil Sys
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.