Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
February 17, 2017
Submitted
February 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105VU
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0724
Aircraft time
3,815 hours, 11,905 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
6,170 hours, 11,525 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Part number
9520011546
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

PERFORMED FUZZ BURNER INSPECTION AT 0500, EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. PILOT GOT A CALL FOR A FLIGHT AND SAW A CHIP LIGHT SO HE ABORTED THE FLIGHT, UPON ARRIVAL INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE CHIP DETECTOR AND HAD THE PILOT RUN UP THE ENGINE TO ASSURE WE WERE GOOD. MOC WAS GOOD AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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