# SDR QMLA2019082069070

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 16, 2019
- Submitted: August 20, 2019
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N306LF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N306LF), registered now
- Make and model: Urocop EC 130 B4
- Registry model: [Urocop EC 130 B4](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 7116
- Aircraft time: 3,586 hours, 11,432 cycles
- System (JASC): [6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/6320)
- Part: Chip Detector
- Part number: 704A34543009
- Condition: False Indication
- Location: Mgb
- Stage of operation: AA
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA2019082069070

## Discrepancy

MGB CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT ABOUT 8 MINUTES FROM DESTINATION HOSPITAL. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH CONTROL AND NOTIFIED THEM OF CHIP LIGHT AND LANDED CLOSE TO CURRENT POSITION.  MAINTENANCE FOUND A DEFECTIVE CHIP DETECTOR GIVING FALSE INDICATIONS AND CHIP DETECTOR WAS REPLACED.

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