Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
April 11, 2009
Submitted
April 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0605
Aircraft time
179 hours, 541 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ENG 1 CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. 3 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE WITH THE CHIP BURNING SYS TO EXTINGUISH LIGHT. LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PILOT SET UP ACFT FOR OEI OPERATIONS AND PLACED 1 ENG SWITCH TO IDLE. 1 ENG OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPS WERE MONITORED AND REMAINED WITHIN NORMAL RANGES. CHECKLIST WAS USED TO BACKUP PROCEDURE. OEI FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS 8 MILES AWAY. SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE TO A HOVER WITH REMAINING ENGINE TORQUE WITHIN 2 MINUTE RANGE. ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN AND MX CALLED.

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