Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 27, 2017
Submitted
December 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267SF
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53102
Aircraft time
6,669 hours, 14,957 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
6,669 hours, 9,402 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
23063392
Part serial
CAE87485
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
6,669 hours, 9,402 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
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 FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AND THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND EXCESSIVE METAL ON THE DETECTORS. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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