Service difficulty report · Engine · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
June 25, 2019
Submitted
June 25, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N808JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0577E
Aircraft time
16,843 hours, 54,400 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Engine time
15,538 hours, 846 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
15,538 hours, 846 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN ENGINE WAS BROUGHT TO FLIGHT IDLE AFTER ENGINE START UP. MAINTENANCE FOUND 2 FLAKES WITHIN LIMITS ON THE UPPER CHIP PLUG.A 30 MINUTE GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED, THE PLUGS WERE INSPECTED AGAIN AND FOUND CLEAN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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