Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
November 23, 2019
Submitted
November 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877CR
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0625
Aircraft time
4,942 hours, 17,305 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
4,139 hours, 5,458 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
M
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

RETURNING FROM HOSPITAL (NO PATIENT TRANSPORT) AT CRUISE FLIGHT. THE #1 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALERTED CREW AND CALLED AIRCOM. TRIED TO BURN THE CHIP NO SUCCESS. TOLD AIRCOM THAT I WAS DIVERTING TO THE GREEN BAY AIRPORT. PLACED THE AFFECTED ENGINE TO IDLE. MONITORED ENGINE TEMP AND PRESSURE (IN NORMAL RANGE.). CALLED GREEN BAY ATC TO ALERT OF MY SITUATION. ABOUT 3 MIN'S LATER NOTICED THE AFFECTED ENGINE MAKING A HIGH WINE PITCH SOUND (TEMP AND PRESSURE WERE NORMAL.). TOOK THE ENGINE FROM IDLE TO OFF AND SECURED. UPDATED GREEN BAY ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PREFORMED A SHALLOW APPROACH TO AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PERSONNEL. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO DEFECTS.

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