Service difficulty report · Engine · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
October 30, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, A CHIP LIGHT INDICATION RESULTED IN A PILOT INDUCED IFSD. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND DEBRIS ON THE CHIP DETECTORS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING ANALYZED.

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