Service difficulty report · Engine · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
January 23, 2018
Submitted
January 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0020E
Aircraft time
17,432 hours, 27,205 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
14,565 hours, 273 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
687190
Part serial
CAE820360
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Zone 100
Part time
14,565 hours, 273 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND ENGINE CHIP LIGHT INDICATION OCCURRED. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED METAL FLAKES ON UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE CHIP PLUG. PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL INSTRUCTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REMOVAL FROM THE AIRFRAME FOR ANALYSIS.

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