Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 29, 2009
Submitted
July 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0281
Aircraft time
8,289 hours, 9,624 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
7,424 hours, 6,983 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Part time
7,424 hours, 6,983 cycles
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

FLIGHT 8414 PVD-ACK - JUST AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 3000FT THE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO PVD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY THROUGH THE FLIGHT AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATED BOTH CHIP DETECTORS. THE AFT DETECTOR WAS CLEAN AND THE FORWARD CHIP DETECTOR HAD A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF DARK IRREGULAR MAGNETIC CHIPS BRIDGING THE GAP. THE DETECTORS WERE CLEANED AS WERE THE FINGER SCREENS AND THE OIL FILTER INSPECTED AND CHANGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAN FOR 10 MINUTES AT 80 PERCENT POWER AND ALL FILTERS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO PARTICLES OR DEBRIS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND WILL BE INSPECTED AGAIN IN 10HRS AND 50HRS.

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