Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC130T2

Difficulty date
May 2, 2014
Submitted
May 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11FQ
Make and model
Urocop EC130T2
Aircraft serial
7571
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
797 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING FLIGHT, ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MECHANIC INSPECTED ENGINE CHIP PLUGS. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METAL WAS FOUND ON THE ELECTRIC PLUG, MODULE 01 CHIP PLUG AND THE ENGINE OIL TANK CHIP PLUG. IT WAS DETERMINED TO CHANGE THE ENGINE IN THE FIELD.

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