What was found
DURING THE 20 HOUR INSPECTION OF THE CHIP DETECTORS IAW 13-7900-E0-432 FOUND METAL CHIP ON THE SUMP CHIP PLUG THAT EXCEDED THE LIMITS CALLED OUT IN MM.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2013
- Submitted
- May 8, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N408AM
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53445
- Aircraft time
- 5,819 hours, 18,422 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 5,819 hours, 12,920 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Sump
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.