Service difficulty report · Engine · Skrsky S76B

Difficulty date
September 13, 2007
Submitted
September 14, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N761LL
Make and model
Skrsky S76B
Aircraft serial
760379
Aircraft time
3,723 hours, 7,658 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B36
Engine time
3,685 hours, 7,565 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Part time
3,685 hours, 7,565 cycles
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 CRUISE, SHORTLY AFTER T/O NR 2 ENG CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APPROPRIATE CB WAS PULLED TO TRY AND (BURN) OFF FUSS, BUT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IAW FLIGHT MANUAL, CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT NEAREST AIRPORT TO INVESTIGATE CHIP LIGHT. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE DAY VFR, NO CLOUDS, UN-RESTRICTED VISABILITY, WIND CALM, 65 DEGREE F, AND CRUISE SPEED WAS 145KTS. AFTER LANDING CREW CALLED HOME MAINT BASE. A MECHANIC TALKED TO OUR HOME BASE AND INSPECTED AFFECTED CHIP DETECTOR. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE SMALL SLIVERS OF METAL WERE ACCEPTABLE IAW MM. ENG WAS CLOSED UP AND THE CREW PERFORMED A GROUND RUN AND CHIP LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON. FLGT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION, WITHOUT OTHER INDICATIONS. (K)