Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 18, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
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) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATION. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND CHIPS ON BOTH ENGINE CHIP PLUGS, CONDUCTED THE CLEANING/FLUSHING STEPS IAW THE OPS & MM, AND DURING THE SUBSEQUENT 30-MINUTE GROUND RUN, THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, AND INSPECTION OF THE CHIP PLUGS FOUND SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF METAL PARTICLES.

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