# SDR CA151006017

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 18, 2015
- Submitted: April 22, 2016
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Bell 407
- Registry model: [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft time: 1 hours
- Engine: Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC): [7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7200)
- Part: Engine
- Condition: Making Metal
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA151006017

## Discrepancy

(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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