Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
January 22, 2018
Submitted
January 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808MT
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54559
Aircraft time
1,240 hours, 3,888 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
1,167 hours, 2,893 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

PL FOR ENGINE CHIP LIGHT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CHIPS WERE MORE THAN ALLOWED IN MFR MANUAL FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

More about the Bell 407