Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Aerosp AS355*

Difficulty date
June 19, 2014
Submitted
June 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AM
Make and model
Aerosp AS355*
Aircraft serial
4462
Aircraft time
2,893 hours, 8,029 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
2,893 hours, 8,029 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, ENG CHIP DETECTOR CAUTION CAPSULE FLICKERED. RETURNED TO BASE & SHUT DOWN. BY SHUT DOWN, CHIP LIGHT WAS STEADY. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED & INSPECTED THE SYS, HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY ANOMALIES IN THE SYS. HE CLEANED THE CHIP PLUGS OF SOME CARBON BUILDUP BUT NO METAL PARTICLES FOUND. PERFORMED A GND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THIS TIME.