What was found
WHILE IN CRUISE, THE PILOT HAD AN ENGINE CHIP INDICATION AND RETURNED TO BASE. THE AME LOOKED AT THE REAR BEARING CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND METAL ON THE PLUG.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2006
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft time
- 1 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 9609000408
- Condition
- Flaking
- Location
- Gas Gen
- Part time
- 1,284 hours
- Component
- Gas Generator
- Component part number
- 70BM035420
- 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.