What was found
15.9 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT HOURS AFTER CHANGING 2-3 MODULES. ALL ENGINE CHIP PLUGS HAD METAL ON THEM. ENGINE REPAIRED AND NOTIFIED THAT FREE TURBINE BEARING HAD FAILED. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 8,080.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N92LG
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 2575
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Turbine Mo4
- Part time
- 2,193 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.