Service difficulty report · Engine · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
December 14, 2022
Submitted
December 14, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N454JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0454E
Aircraft time
19,790 hours, 63,496 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
15,601 hours, 8,644 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
6887190
Part serial
CAE837090
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
15,601 hours, 8,644 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
L
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER GEARBOX MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR HAD ILLUMINATED THE WARNING LIGHT WITH METAL ABOVE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED. A SMALLER AMOUNT OF METAL WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER PLUG AS WELL. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE.

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