Service difficulty report · Engine · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 2, 2013
Submitted
July 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N201AE
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3895
Aircraft time
2,938 hours, 5,932 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
2,539 hours, 5,737 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
0292005220
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
2,539 hours, 5,737 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
M
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENG CHP SEGMENT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND POWER WAS REDUCED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHERE AARF RESCUE WAS ON STANDBY. LANDED AT HOME PAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND NOTIFIED MX. MX FOUND SMALL FLAKE ON CHIP DETECTOR AND SEVERAL FLAKES IN OIL FILTER BOWL. METAL SENT INTO LAB FOR TESTING. AWAITING LAB RESULTS PRIOR TO ACFT BEING RETURNED TO SERVICE.