Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 3, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Engine
Part number
C47B
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
418 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) ACFT WAS ENROUTE TO DROP THE OWNER OFF FOR VACATION. ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT LANDED, REMOVED THE UPPER AND LOWER CHIP PLUGS AND FOUND CHIPS ON UPPER AND LOWER PLUGS BUT THE UPPER PLUG HAD A 1.93 MM "CHUNK" THAT ILLUMINATED THE LIGHT IAW THE MM. 79 MM AND GREATER THE ENGINE IS TO BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ASB 407-13-99 WAS COMPLIED WITH 18 HOURS AGO WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. PILOT SAVED THE MATERIAL AND BAGGED IT.

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