Service difficulty report · Engine · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
May 15, 2019
Submitted
May 15, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N454JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0454E
Aircraft time
16,418 hours, 47,865 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
13,073 hours, 6,899 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
6887190
Part serial
CAE8307090
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
13,073 hours, 6,899 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

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND 4 FLAKES ON UPPER AND LOWER PLUGS WITHIN PARAMETERS. PERFORMED AN OIL SYSTEM DRAIN, FLUSH AND FILTER CLEAN AND CHANGE AND GROUND RUN. CHIP PLUGS WERE CLEAN UPON REINSPECTION. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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