Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 5, 2013
Submitted
September 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53954
Aircraft time
688 hours, 1,766 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
688 hours, 1,766 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
23063393
Part serial
CAG48229
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
Part time
688 hours, 1,766 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MECHANIC ARRIVED, PULLED AND INSPECTED ALL ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND CHIPS/FLAKES ON THE LOWER ENGINE CHIP PLUG. CLEANED CHIP PLUG, PERFORMED 30 MINUTE PENALTY RUN. NO LIGHT INDICATED AFTER 30 MINS. FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, MECHAINC DRAINED, FLUSHED AND SERVICED ENGINE AS WELL AS REPLACED ENGINE OIL FILTER. THIS ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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