Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 10, 2008
Submitted
July 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4142
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Part time
4,687 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO FIRST SUITABLE SPOT PERFORMED. ALL ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS WERE INSPECTED FOR ABNORMAL METAL. ONE, NOT RECOVERABLE, HAIRLIKE SLIVER, FOUND ON THE ELECTRICITY WIRED DETECTOR WAS REMOVED. GROUND PENALTY RUN COMPLETED. NO DEFECT FOUND. SUSPECT SLIVER GENERATED DURING ASSEMBLY OR NORMAL OPERATION. NO FURTHER CHIPS FOUND UP THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. INITIAL DATE OF CHIP WAS MARCH 20, 2008. 75+ ENGINE HRS ELAPSED SINCE OCCURRENCE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM REPORTED. (K)

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