Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Bell 407

Difficulty date
November 14, 2014
Submitted
November 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53954
Aircraft time
1,289 hours, 4,240 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
1,213 hours, 2,387 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Transmission
Stage of operation
AA
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

UPON DEPARTING, THE TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT LANDED & CALLED MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN. A VERY SMALL SLIVER WAS FOUND ON THE TRANSMISSION TOP PLUG. THE LOWER PLUG WAS CLEAN & THE FREEWHEELING UNIT PLUG WAS CLEAN. CLEANED THE TOP CHIP PLUG & REINSTALLED. PERFORMED GND RUN & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

More about the Bell 407