Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 11, 2008
Submitted
May 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11QL
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3738
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROX 45 MINUTES INTO A TOUR FLIGHT, THE (ENGINE CHIP) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MAINT DISPATCHED (ON SIGHT) INSP. REVEALED MANY METAL CHIPS ON THE MODULE 1 AND OIL TANK MAG PLUGS AND FULL FLOW ELECTRICAL CHIP DETECTOR. OIL FILTER CONTAMINATED WITH METAL PARTICLES. ENGINE REMOVED AND REPLACED (ON SIGHT) ENGINE OIL COOLER REPLACED, ALL OIL LINES CLEANED AND FLUSHED. PAST OIL ANALYSIS RESULTS NORMAL, NO HISTORY OF CHIP LIGHTS ETC. SINCE LAST O/H. METAL SENT TO LAB TO BE ANALYZED. SUSPECT ACCY GEARBOX OR MODULE 2 BEARING CAUSING METAL GENERATION.

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