Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
November 2, 2014
Submitted
November 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508CF
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11103
Aircraft time
3,801 hours, 14,107 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Engine time
4,354 hours, 13,094 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Main Gear Box
Stage of operation
CR
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 NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT RECEIVED A MAIN GEAR BOX CHIP LIGHT, PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT WITH OUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, THE MECH FOUND A FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL ON THE CHIP DETECTOR, REMOVED THE PIECE OF METAL AND REINSTALLED THE CHIP DETECTOR AND RAN THE ACFT, AND NO CHIP LIGHT. ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THAN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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