Service difficulty report · Engine · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
August 11, 2012
Submitted
August 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779LF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9103
Aircraft time
2,439 hours, 7,658 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
2,439 hours, 6,534 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
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

20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACTIVATED THE FUZZ BURNER FOR APPROX 1 SECOND AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. APPROX 1 SECOND LATER THE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. ACTIVATED THE FUZZ BURNER AGAIN AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. APPROX 1 SECOND LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. DIVERT AND MONITORED ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE WHICH REMAINED NORMAL. KEPT BOTH ENGINES AT FLY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT UNDER POWER FROM BOTH ENGINES. MECHANIC INSPECTED CHIP PLUG IAW MM FOUND CHIP TO BE LEVEL A. TOOK OIL SAMPLE, CHANGED OIL FILTER, AND REINSPECTING OIL FILTER IN THE NEXT 25 FLIGHT HOURS.