Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
October 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
LD
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) PILOT NOTICED ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND AND SHUTDOWN THE ACFT. ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS INSPECTED AND FOUND METAL CHIPS AND FLAKES ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CHIP DETECTORS. ALSO, NOTED THAT THE CEFA OIL FILTER INDICTED BYPASS. DETERMINED NR 2 BEARING FAILURE.

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