Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
July 27, 2003
Submitted
November 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N246CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ017
Aircraft time
10,135 hours
Engine
Lyc AL5512
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
10,676 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAMP ON. PILOTS REF EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND IT INSTRUCTED THEM TO MONITOR ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND TEMP, THEN LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. AFTER LANDING THE NR 2 ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR WAS INSPECTED AND 2 METALLIC SLIVERS AND 1 FLAKE WERE FOUND ON THE CHIP DETECTOR. THE MAIN OIL FILTER WAS THEN INSPECTED AND A COUPLE MORE SMALL FLAKES WERE FOUND REF MM. ENGINE WAS THEN DETERMINED TO BE UNSERVICEABLE. NR 2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ENGINE SHOP IS COMPLETING AN EVALUATION INSP TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THIS METAL.

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