Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 1, 2010
Submitted
May 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9448B
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0121
Aircraft time
11,534 hours, 12,152 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM OMA TO DSM WHEN THE FORWARD ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON. LANDED IN DSM NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND SMALL SLIVER OF METAL ON CHIP DETECTOR. CLEANED DETECTOR, CHECKED OIL FILTER COMPLIED WITH OIL SAMPLE ANALYSIS, RAN ENGINE FOR TEN MINUTES ON GROUND OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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