What was found
NR 1 ENGINE SCAVENGE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING START UP. REMOVED SCAVENGE CHIP DETECTOR AND VISUALLY INSPECTED. FOUND MASS QUANTITIES OF METAL ON THE CHIP DETECTOR. REMOVED ACFT FROM SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2012
- Submitted
- May 14, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N555BA
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49119
- Aircraft time
- 5,134 hours, 9,657 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C40B
- Engine time
- 4,955 hours, 8,570 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Nr 1
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.