Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bolkms BK117C1

Difficulty date
March 30, 2011
Submitted
April 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UP
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C1
Aircraft serial
7508
Aircraft time
6,150 hours, 29,814 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
3,913 hours, 9,907 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

THE NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ENROUTE TO A SCENE CALL. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO BASE LESS THAN 3 MILES AWAY. UPON ARRIVING AT THE BASE, THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CHIP PLUGS AND FOUND METAL ON THE M05 MAGNETIC PLUG AND THE FWD LT HORIZ ELECTRIC CHIP PLUG. THE CHIPS FROM BOTH PLUGS WERE SENT FOR ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS FROM THE LAB ANALYSIS INDICATED THE SOURCE WAS THE HIGH SPEED BEARING MATERIAL. IAW MFG.