What was found
DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. MX FOUND SMALL CHIPS ON THE LOWER ENGINE PLUG AND A SLIVER ON THE UPPER PLUG. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND SENT TO SERVICE FOR MX.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2011
- Submitted
- March 10, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N842LA
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft serial
- 0020E
- Aircraft time
- 16,234 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- Engine time
- 15,509 hours, 2,455 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Part time
- 15,509 hours, 2,455 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.