Service difficulty report · Connector · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
April 11, 2011
Submitted
April 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711JH
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3397
Aircraft time
12,506 hours, 13,769 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
2,334 hours, 1,706 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Chip Light
Part time
2,334 hours, 1,706 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

.3 HRS INTO HIS TOUR FLIGHT THE PILOT HAD AN ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT. HE MADE AN UNEVENTFULL UNSCHEDULED LANDING. AT ARRIVAL MX FOUND NO CHIP LIGHT ENGINE OFF. MX FOUND (1) 1.5 MM FILAMENT LEVEL "A" ON THE UPPER ELECTRICAL PLUG ALL OTHER PLUGS WERE CLEAN. THE OIL SYS WAS DRAINED AND RINSED IAW THE MX INSTRUCTIONS AND NO FURTHER PARTICLES WERE DISCOVERED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.