Service difficulty report · Engine · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
April 1, 2009
Submitted
April 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117J
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7227
Aircraft time
10,473 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101750B1
Engine time
10,074 hours, 20,861 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT WITH PATIENT ONBOARD, ENG 1 CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ATTEMPTED TO PULSE CHIP THREE TIMES WITHOUT ENG 1 CHIP LIGHT EXTINGUISHING. EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN PERFORMED ON ENG 1 IAW WITH RFM, EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH LOCAL APPROACH CONTROL. PERFORMED A RUN ON LANDING TO TAXIWAY ALPHA. REMOVED SCAVENGE CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND (2) SMALL CHIPS CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IN MM. CLEANED CHIP DETECTOR AND PERFORMED GROUND RUN AND FUNCTIONAL FLIGHT CHECK. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. RECHECKED CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND CLEAN. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.