Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Agusta AB139

Difficulty date
February 14, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139JP
Make and model
Agusta AB139
Aircraft serial
31039
Aircraft time
1,439 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AT 3500 MSL, THE MGB CHIP SUMP CAS MESSAGE CAME ON. FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. THE CHIP BURNER WOULD NOT CLEAR THE CHIP. LANDED AT AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND 3 SMALL FLAKES ON RT LOWER CHIP PLUG. PERFORMED SERVICEABILITY CHECK AND FOUND SERVICEABLE.

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