Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 505

Difficulty date
January 26, 2019
Submitted
August 13, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 505
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B1
Part
Engine
Part number
ARRIUS2R
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
211 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, AND, WHILE THE PILOT WAS SELECTING THE `FLIGHT` MODE, HE NOTICED THAT THE `ENGINE CD 1 INOP: MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE AVIONICS.SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND CANCELLED THE MISSION. THE INSPECTION OF THE FRONT ELECTRIC MAGNETIC PLUG REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF 2 METAL PARTICLES (2X1MM) LOOKING LIKE FRAGMENTS FROM THE INTERMEDIATE GEAR FRONT BEARING SEPARATING CAGE.

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