Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
January 29, 2014
Submitted
January 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N247SM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53176
Aircraft time
7,516 hours, 23,404 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
4,808 hours, 13,039 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
23063392
Part serial
CAE847611
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
4,808 hours, 13,039 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING UP THE ACFT FOLLOWING THE LOADING A PATIENT, THE ENG CHIP LIGHT CAME ON, ABORTED THE START. THE PATIENT WAS SENT BY GND AMBULANCE & THE MECHANIC CAME OUT & CLEANED CHIP PLUGS, CHANGED ENG OIL FILTER & DID A 30 MIN GND RUN. RECHECKED THE CHIP PLUGS & FOUND THEM TO BE CLEAR WITH NO NOTICEABLE DEBRIS. THE ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE IAW SERVICE MANUAL. THE PILOT THEN FLEW BACK TO KEVV & GOT ANOTHER ENG CHIP LIGHT WHILE HOVERING AT THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED & CALLED MX AGAIN WHO DETERMINED THE ENG REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS TIME AWAITING A SERVICEABLE ENG TO ARRIVE.

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