Service difficulty report · Engine · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
December 30, 2023
Submitted
December 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480LF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9502
Aircraft time
1,723 hours, 5,742 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
1,723 hours
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, B

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM HERSHEY TO RETURN TO KSEG, #2 ENG CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO BURN. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THEN QUICKLY RE-APPEARED. ENG #2 WAS SHUT DOWN AND SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. RUN ON AT APPROX. 15KTS PULLING UP TO 120% ON ENG #1. NO EXCEEDANCES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE OCCURRED.