Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 28, 2015
Submitted
April 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509MT
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54099
Aircraft time
1,013 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
928 hours, 1,940 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
AA
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

AIRCRAFT WAS EN-ROUTE TO HOSPITAL WITH A PATIENT TRANSFER WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN ENG CHIP LIGHT INDICATION. PILOT IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN A FIELD NEARBY. PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED BY AMBULANCE. MECHANIC ARRIVED ON SCENE & PULLED BOTH CHIP DETECTORS TO DISCOVER LARGE CHUNKS OF METAL DEBRIS. ENG CHANGE IN PROGRESS AT THIS TIME. THIS ENG WAS INSTALLED ON THIS ACFT AT 443 HOURS TSN IN WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR METAL IN OIL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF ENG UPON RETURNING TO REPAIR FACILITY.

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