Service difficulty report · Engine · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
November 20, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft time
4,334 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Part
Engine
Part number
0292005340
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
779 hours
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) AIRCRAFT HAD AN INFLIGHT ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. PILOT LANDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED UNDER ITS OWN POWER (NORMAL LANDING). PILOT THEN SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO CHECK ALL ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS. HE FOUND METAL ON THE ELECTRIC CHIP PLUG, ENGINE OIL TANK CHIP PLUG AND THE ENGINE MOI CHIP PLUG. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO MFG. ANOTHER ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. (TC NR 20061218004)