Service difficulty report · Engine · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
August 5, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
11,115 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
10,872 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CHIP LIGHT EVENT OCCURRED4. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED IAW MM. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS FOUND ON THE OIL RETURN ELECTRIC CHIP DETECTOR AND ALSO ON THE NON-ELECTRIC MO5 CHIP DETECTOR. THE MODULE 4/5 SCAVENGE OIL STRAINER WAS REMOVED AND A LARGE PIECE OF A GEAR TOOTH WAS FOUND. THE ACFT WAS GROUNDED AND ENGINE CHANGED THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE WERE UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE ENGINE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE METAL UNTIL YESTERDAY. AFTER REMOVING THE MODULE 5 AND INSPECTING THE GEARS, USING A BOROSCOPE, FOUND THE UPPER DRIVE PINION TO HAVE 3 GEAR TEETH BROKEN OFF. THE OTHER 2 GEAR TEETH WERE FOUND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE MO5 GEAR CASE. LATE SUBMISSION DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION AND ACCURATE INFORMATION.