Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 25, 2006
Submitted
May 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11QG
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3534
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Activated
Location
Engine
Part time
1,999 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING DUE TO ENG OIL CHIP LIGHT IN FLIGHT. UNEVENTFUL LANDING NO DAMAGE TO AC OR PROPERTY. MAINT FOUND 1 SMALL HAIR LIKE DARK CHIP. PLUG WAS CLEANED, AND ENG WAS TEST RUN FOR 10 MIN. ENG RUN DOWN TIME WAS CHECKED, CKD NORMAL. NO ADDITIONAL CHIPS FOUND. AC WAS FLOWN BACK TO MAINT EMPTY. CHIP PLUG WAS REINSPECTED, ONE VERY SMALL CHIP WAS NOTED THERE AS WELL. ENG OIL WAS DRAINED, STRAINED AND OIL FILTER WAS INSPECTED FOR CHIPS. REPLACED OIL AND FILTER, GROUND RUN FOR 10 MINUTES, CKD CHIP PLUGS, NO CHIPS NOTED. AC OPS FLT PERFORMED AFTER FILTER CHANGE, AC TEST FLOWN. PLUGS WERE PULLED, INSPECTED, NO CHIPS NOTED. FALSE INDICATION BECAUSE CHIP DETECTORS INABILITY TO DIFFERENTIATE 1 VS MANY CHIPS. (K)

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