What was found
ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT FOUND M04 MAGNETIC DETECTOR TIP BROKEN FROM BASE. TIP OF THE DETECTOR WAS RETAINED BY THE MAGNETIC BASE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2010
- Submitted
- November 9, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- KY1R287K
Maryland State Police Aviation Command - Aircraft
- N61MD
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS365N2
- Aircraft serial
- 6462
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1C
- Engine time
- 6,137 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7930 · Engine Oil Indicating System
- Part
- Chip Detector
- Part number
- 9520011655
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 6,137 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.