What was found
DURING FLIGHT TAIL ROTOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO BASE. FOUND POWER WIRE TO CHIP DETECTOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE CHAFED THROUGH AND SHORTED. REPAIRED WIRE.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2004
- Submitted
- March 11, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N406MA
- Make and model
- Bell 222B
- Aircraft serial
- 47134
- Aircraft time
- 7,517 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101750C1
- System (JASC)
- 7297 · Turbine Engine System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Chip Detector
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.