Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
August 4, 2008
Submitted
November 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3956
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PRIOR TO OPS CHECK, FLIGHT TAKEOFF ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT WAS ABORTED. ALL DEFECTIVE INSPECTED AND METAL RECEIVED. RUNS COMPLETED. NO LIGHT . EVEN THOUGH FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL PENALTY RUNS AND NO LIGHT AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT CHECK IT WAS APPARENT THAT METAL WAS CONTINUED TO BE GENERATED. METAL ON MODULE 5 CHIP DETECTOR AND PICKUPS FOUND MODULE 5 REPLACED. NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. METAL GENERATION SO SHORTLY AFTER OVERHAUL IS A BIT UNUSUAL BUT WITH THIS MODULE, MAKING METAL IS EASILY IDENTIFIED BY METAL COLLECTING ON THE HIGHLY MAGNETIC PICKUPS AS WELL AS THE CHIP DETECTOR. (K)

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