Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 8, 2017
Submitted
June 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53309
Aircraft time
7,676 hours, 26,658 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
5,646 hours, 15,193 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Tranmission
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

IN FLIGHT THE XMSN CHIP CAUTION ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR, DEBRIS FOUND DETERMINED TO BE INSIGNIFICANT AS PER MM CH 63, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR 10 MIN. COULD NOT DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FLOWN BACK TO BASE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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