Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
December 31, 2012
Submitted
January 1, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N633JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0230E
Aircraft time
10,006 hours, 2,228 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
7,501 hours, 1,148 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Part number
6887190
Part serial
CAE270419
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Oil System
Part time
7,501 hours, 1,148 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

PILOT EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. PERFORMED AN UNSCEDULED LANDING. MX FOUND A 1MM SLIVER ON THE LOWER ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR. A 30 MINUTE GROUND PENALTY RUN WAS PERFORMED, THE PLUGS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND CLEAN. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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