Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
268 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
149 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) SUBJECT HELICOPTER, ROUTINE ANNUAL INSPECTION, WHEN TECHS CHECKED THE ENGINE CHIP PLUGS IAW ASB 407-13-99 AND CEB A-72-6075 AND FOUND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL FLAKES ON BOTH PLUGS. AT LEAST 1 OF THE CHIPS EXCEEDS THE R & R OPS & MM 72-00-00, PAGE 339, LIMIT OF 0.79 MM. THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT HAD NOT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED.

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