Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 23, 2011
Submitted
July 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N152TW
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB0152
Aircraft time
13,091 hours, 12,490 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Engine time
11,934 hours, 12,156 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

ENROUTE, AFTER APPROX 1 HR, RT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW PERFORMED CHECKLIST ITEMS AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES TO SECURE THE RT ENGINE. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. ACFT LANDED WITH NO ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. UPON INSP OF THE CHIP DETECTOR, MX DISCOVERED 1 SMALL METAL SLIVER ACROSS THE CHIP DETECTOR. MX PERFORMED THE ACTIONS REQUIRED BY MM 79-20-02. NO DEBRIS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER OR OIL SCREEN ON INITIAL INSP. RAN ENGINE AFTER CLEANING OF THE OIL FILTER AND OIL SCREEN. CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. NO DEBRIS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER OR OIL SCREEN AFTER RUN. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.