What was found
DURING LANDING, THE NR 1 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE COLLECTIVE WAS PLACED FULL DOWN AFTER LANDING. EXCESS CHIPS WERE FOUND ON CHIP DETECTOR AND MX DETERMINED ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2012
- Submitted
- May 29, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909LC
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A4
- Aircraft serial
- 7013
- Aircraft time
- 12,508 hours, 46,055 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101650B1
- Engine time
- 8,672 hours, 15,906 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- LTS101650B1
- Part serial
- LE4538
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Nr 1
- Part time
- 8,672 hours, 15,906 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.