Service difficulty report · Module · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 11, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
2,674 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Module
Part number
70BM055420
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Oil System
Part time
9,893 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER SECOND START OF THE DAY, ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ON WARNING PANEL. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT VERIFIES CHIP DETECTORS AND FINDS HEAVY CONTAMINATION ON MODULE 5, ENGINE OIL TANK OUTLET AND OIL FULL FLOW CHIP DETECTORS. NO CONTAMINATION ON MODULE 1 AND REAR BEARING RETURN OIL CHIP DETECTORS. THE MODULES 4 AND 5 OF THE ENGINE ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED, ALONG WITH ENGINE OIL COOLER, ENGINE OIL PUMP AND MOST OF OIL TUBING. THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE ENGINE OIL SYS ARE CURRENTLY BEING CLEANED, FLUSHED AND INSPECTED. CONTAMINATION SEEMS TO COME FROM MODULE 5, BUT MODULES 4 AND 5 WILL BE SHIPPED TO MFG FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS THEY SHARE THE SAME CHIP DETECTOR.