Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC155B

Difficulty date
August 9, 2024
Submitted
August 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916LL
Make and model
Urocop EC155B
Aircraft serial
6885
Aircraft time
2,511 hours, 9,584 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2C2
Engine time
2,511 hours, 5,623 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
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 AN INTERFACILITY TRANSPORT FROM HANOVER HOSPITAL TO HARRISBURG HOSPITAL. ENGINE #2 CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED . THE A/C ABORTED FLIGHT AND DIVERTED TO CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT. . AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR THE CHIP THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE ENGINE TO IDLE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO HARRISBURG AIRPORT. AFTER SAFE AND UNEVENTFUL RUNNING LANDING THE A/C TAXIED TO FBO. THE ONCALL MECHANIC ARRIVE FOUND METAL ON ALL 4 CHIP DETECTORS. DOM DECIDED TO SECURE THE A/C TILL MONDAY AND AFTER DRAIN AND FLUSH PLUS 10 MINUTE GROUND RUN . THE CHIP PLUGS HAD METAL ON THEM. THE A/C WAS GROUNDED AWAITING AN ENGINE.

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