Service difficulty report · Engine · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
May 4, 2016
Submitted
May 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307ME
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9100
Aircraft time
6,686 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Part
Engine
Part number
ARRIEL1E2
Part serial
18739
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
6,904 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THE OVER SPEED CAUTION ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY CHIP A CHIP CAUTION FOR THE NR 2 ENG. THE PILOT TRIED TO BURN THE CHIP & WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT & DURING SHUTDOWN OF THE ENG THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. DISCOVERED METALLIC PARTICLES ON BOTH NON ELEC CHIP PLUGS. N1=12740.7 & N2=4718.