Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
July 3, 2017
Submitted
July 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578AM
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9578
Aircraft time
1,354 hours, 4,741 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
1,354 hours, 2,349 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Part number
4639003011
Part serial
1572
Condition
False Activation
Location
T/R Gearbox
Part time
1,354 hours, 4,741 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON ARRIVING AT A SCENE JUST AS WE BEGAN THE OVERHEAD RECON THE TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EXECUTED THE EP IAW THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO BURN OFF. THE FLIGHT WAS ABORTED, AIRCOM AND GROUND CONTROL WERE NOTIFIED AND WE RETURNED TO BASE. MECHANIC WAS CALLED IN AND PERFORMED INSPECTION AND CLEANING OF TAIL ROTOR CHIP DETECTORS. FOUND NO VISUAL CHIPS FOUND. PERFORMED 20 MINUTE MAINTENANCE RUN WITH NO FURTHER LIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.