Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 11, 2022
Submitted
July 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4387
Aircraft time
5,068 hours, 13,077 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Warning Light
Location
Lower Chip Detec
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

WE WERE RETURNING TO BASE AFTER COMPLETING AN INTERFACILITY TRANSFER. WE WERE FLYING ALONG, MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS WHEN THE MGB CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO CONDUCT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND AN OPEN LIT AREA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MECHANIC CAME OUT AND PULLED THE CHIP PLUG AND FOUND A MEDIUM SIZED PIECE PF METAL FUZZ. HE DETERMINED THAT IT MET THE CRITERIA TO CONTINUE OUR FLIGHT BACK TO BASE.