Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
December 2, 2013
Submitted
December 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131LN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4090
Aircraft time
4,004 hours, 13,926 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,028 hours, 7,719 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
0292005410
Part serial
23170
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
4,028 hours, 7,718 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE PILOT STARTED THE ACFT ENG WITH THE INTENTION OF TAKEOFF, WHEN JUST BEFORE, HE OBTAINED AN ENG CHIP LIGHT. THE MISSION WAS ABORTED & THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN. TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, FOUND THE ENG CHIP DETECTOR FULL OF METALLIC MATERIAL. HE REFERRED TO THE MM & TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE FOR THE ENG. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAINTENANCE EVENT IS CURRENTLY IN WORK & THE ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE.

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