Service difficulty report · Engine · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
July 20, 2012
Submitted
July 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4206
Aircraft time
2,671 hours, 7,248 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
3,520 hours, 8,220 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
029025110
Part serial
23357
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
3,518 hours
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

ENGINE WAS INSTALLED AT ACFT TT 2647+57 ENGINE TT 3996+36. THIS ENGINE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED. FIRST CHIP EVENT AT ACFT TT 2660+27 ENG TT 3508+56 FOUND CAT.( A) DUST. PERFORMED DRAIN AND FLUSH OF OIL SYS WITH FILTER CHANGE AT FLUSH AND AGAIN AFTER 15 MINUTES GROUND RUN. MX PERFORMED. SECOND CHIP EVENTAT ACFT TT 2665+09 ENG TT 3514+08, FOUND DUST AND TWO FINE WIRE FILIMENT CHIPS SENT FOR ANALYSIS CAT.( A )CHIP EVENT OIL DRAIN AND FLUSH PERFORMED WITH FILTER CHANGE. MX PERFORMED. THIRD CHIP EVENT AT ACFT TT 2669+03 ENG 3518+02 CAT.( A) DUST N2 SENSORS PULLED AND INSPECTED ALONG WITH DRAIN AND FLUSH WITH FILTER CHANGE. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO MX FACILITY, MX PERFORMED TWO HOUR FLIGHT, ON RETURN, CHECKED CHIP PLUGS AND FOUND CAT.( A) DUST. ENGINE REMOVED FROM SERVICE.