Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
August 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Engine
Allsn 501D22A
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60117
Part
Gearbox
Part number
6850209
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE FLIGHT, NR2 CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT PULSED OUT BUT RE-ILLUMINATED MINUTES LATER AND WOULD NO LONGER PULSE OUT. PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT-DOWN WAS CARRIED OUT AND 3 ENGINE LANDING CARRIED OUT. MAINTENANCE FOUND FERROUS PARTICLES ON MAG PLUG. SUSPECT METAL CONTAMINATION AT LAST OVERHAUL. PLUGS WERE CLEANED AND ENGINE GROUND AND PRFORMANCE RUN CARRIED OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH A 40 FLIGHT HOUR MAINTENANCE WATCH.