Service difficulty report · Oil System · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
March 2, 2011
Submitted
March 3, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N842LA
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0020E
Aircraft time
16,223 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
15,499 hours, 2,449 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Warning Light
Location
Engine
Part time
15,499 hours, 2,449 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

DURING A TOUR FLIGHT, THE PILOT GOT A ENGINE CHIP LIGHT INDICATION. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL UNSCHEDULED LANDING. THE MX DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED AND FOUND A METAL SLIVER ON THE UPPER ENGINE CHIP PLUG THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER PLUGS WERE INSPECTED AND CLEANED. A GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO CHIP LIGHT. THE PLUGS WERE INSPECTED AGAIN AND FOUND CLEAN. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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