Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
October 3, 2014
Submitted
October 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N500LK
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0009E
Aircraft time
3,284 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
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 RTB FLIGHT AT 700 AGL, ACFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A FOOTBALL FIELD DURING A NONSTOP FLIGHT DUE TO MASTER CAUTION LIGHT WITH A CORRESPONDING ENGINE CHIP INDICATION. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS NOTED AND ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES WERE IN NORMAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS. PILOT TROUBLESHOT THE INDICATING SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE LOWER ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR WAS THE LOCATION OF THE LIGHT. REMOVED THE CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND A SMALL METALLIC CHIPS ON THE DETECTOR ALLOWABLE IAW MM 72-00-00, PARA 11 (G). CLEANED THE DETECTOR, PERFORMED A 30 MINUTE GROUND RUN IAW MM REQUIREMENTS, WITH NO OTHER INDICATION OCCURRING. PERFORMED A CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER INDICATION. A RETURN TO SERVICE WAS VERIFIED, CONTINUED WITH THE FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.

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