Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
February 5, 2019
Submitted
February 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0454E
Aircraft time
16,043 hours, 46,389 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
12,698 hours, 6,675 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Part time
12,698 hours, 6,675 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT DURING APPROACH TO LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND ACCEPTABLE CHIPS ON UPPER AND LOWER PLUGS. THE PLUGS WERE CLEANED AND REINSTALLED AND A PENALTY RUN WAS PERFORMED. THE PLUGS WERE RECHECKED AND FOUND CLEAN. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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