Service difficulty report · Engine · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
October 14, 2015
Submitted
October 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N454JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0454E
Aircraft time
10,564 hours, 27,948 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
10,930 hours, 2,787 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
23069745
Part serial
CAE270419
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
10,930 hours, 2,787 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GROUND RUN AFTER THE FIRST START OF THE DAY THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE PLUGS AND FOUND 1 SLIVER ON THE UPPER PLUG. A 30 MINUTE GOUND RUN WAS PERFORMED AND THE PLUGS WERE RECHECKED AND FOUND CLEAN. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.

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