Service difficulty report · Engine · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
February 5, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
13,059 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Engine
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

(CAN) ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. PILOT LANDED, REMOVED AND CLEANED THE CHIP PLUG, RETAINING THE METAL, THEN RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO BASE FOR THE ENGINEERS INSPECTION. INSPECTED ALL CHIP PLUGS,SCREENS AND FILTER IAW TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. CARRIED OUT 30 MINUTE GROUND RUN AND 30 MINUTE TEST FLIGHT. NO FURTHER CONTAMINATION FOUND. AIRCRAFT HAS ACCUMULATED MORE THAN 14 HRS SINCETHE INCIDENT WITH NO FURTHER CONTAMINATION. ALL PARTICLES RECOVERED AND RETAINED ON THE BASE. ENGINE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 65 HRS BEFORE THE CHIP LIGHT TO REPLACE A TIME EXPIRED MO-4 . CHIP DETECTORS ARE BEING MONITORED DAILY ALF.