Service difficulty report · Engine · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
February 27, 2012
Submitted
March 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N150KF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft serial
7142
Aircraft time
12,255 hours, 50,512 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101750B1
Engine time
7,691 hours, 21,372 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
400100025
Part serial
45646
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
7,691 hours, 21,372 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
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

ACFT HAD TWO MINOR, NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT EVENTS, EACH INVOLVING A FEW SMALL OR "LIGHT" CLASSIFIED PARTICLES ON THE FULL FLOW CHIP DETECTOR ONLY. EACH TIME THE DETECTOR WAS CLEANED AND A GROUND RUN PERFORMED WITH NO REPEAT OF THE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE SECOND EVENT, THE ENGINE OIL WAS DRAINED AND STRAINED WITH NO METAL FOUND. DURING FLIGHT, PILOT HAD A CHIP LIGHT THAT WAS CLEARED TWICE WITH THE FUZZ ZAPPER, FOLLOWED BY A NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATION THAT COULD NOT ZAP AND EXTINGUISH. THERE WERE NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE (NG, NP, OR TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS). PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BACK AT DEPARTURE. MX INSPECTED THE CHIP DETECTORS, AND FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE FULL FLOW CHIP DETECTOR TO BE LOADED WITH SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED METAL PARTICLES. THE FACET FILTER FOR ENGINE WAS REMOVED, AND METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE BOWL AND IN THE FLITER. NO METAL WAS FOUND ON THE 2 & 3 BEARING CHIP DETECTOR OR THE ENGINE ACCESSORY GEARBOX MAG PLUG. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR ENGINE REMOVAL AT THAT POINT.