Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 4, 2016
Submitted
April 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408LN
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54433
Aircraft time
790 hours, 2,655 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
615 hours, 1,538 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mr Gearbox
Part time
790 hours, 2,655 cycles
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

CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY INFLIGHT, FLICKERED TWICE, G1000H RECORDED TWO EVENTS. DISCOVERED INSIGNIFICANT DEBRIS, IRREGULAR SHAPED FERROUS METAL PARTICLES ON TRANSMISSION LOWER CHIP DETECTOR. COMPLETED 15 MIN GND RUN WITH NO FURTHER INDICATIONS. WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM CH 63 PARA 63-14 TABLE 63-2. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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