Service difficulty report · Bearing · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
October 27, 2015
Submitted
November 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809M
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3927
Aircraft time
10,537 hours, 19,923 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
9,419 hours, 7,584 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
70BM041720
Part serial
01357TEC
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
9,419 hours, 7,584 cycles
Component
Engine · Tmeca · ARRIEL2B1
Component part number
0292025100
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 FLIGHT PILOT OBSERVED AN ENG CHIP LIGHT INDICATION ON THE CENTRAL WARNING PANEL & IAW FLIGHT MANUAL MANDATED PROCEDURES COMPLETED A ROUTINE LANDING AT THE FIRST SUITABLE LANDING SITE. THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON A SECONDARY DIRT ROAD. UPON EXAMINATION BY A CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME & POWER PLANT TECHNICIAN THE CHIP PLUG METAL DEBRIS WAS FOUND SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO BE OF AN UN-AIRWORTHY NATURE & THE ACFT GNDED. ENG WAS REPLACED WITH A NEWLY OVERHAULED ENG ASSEMBLY & THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENG SHOP WAS ABLE TO TRACE THE METAL GENERATION TO A BEARING OF THE POWER TURBINE MODULE 4 & MODULE RETURNED FOR REPAIR.

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