Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
June 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Lyc T5317A
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Aux Gr Box
Part time
299 hours
Component
100006029
Stage of operation
TX
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) DURING LOGGING OPERATIONS THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE OF ENGINE CHIP WARNING INDICATIONS WERE RECORDED. THE ENG WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AT 299.3 HOURS. 225.0 HRS-MAGNETIC PASTE FOUND ON AGB CHIP DETECTOR. 276.0 HRS-MAGNETIC PASTE & SOME TINY CHIPS WERE FOUND ON AGB CHIP DETECTOR.291.0 HRS-A FEW VERY SMALL CHIPS WERE FOUND ON BOTH THE ENGINE & A/F CHIP DETECTORS (NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATION). 297.0 HRS-MODERATE SIZE CHIPS WERE FOUND ON BOTH CHIP DETECTORS. 299.0 HRS-A FEW MORE MODERATE SIZE CHIPS & SOME BRASS LIKE MATERIAL WASFOUND ON BOTH CHIP DETECTORS & THE ENGINE FILTER. AFTER THE LAST INDICATION ENG WAS REPLACED & WILL BE EVALUATED BY TECH REP.