Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
October 16, 2018
Submitted
October 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951AL
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11632
Aircraft time
6,750 hours, 29,207 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Activated
Location
Transmission
Stage of operation
DE
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

XMSN OIL CHIP (YELLOW CAUTION LIGHT) ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RFM SUPPLEMENT PAGES, ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE CAUTION LIGHT WITH MOMENTARY ACTIVATION OF THE "CHIP BURNER" SWITCH. CAUTION LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH RFM EMERGENCY AND MALFUNCTION PROCEDURES PAGE 3-9, REDUCED POWER AND LANDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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