Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
November 18, 2022
Submitted
November 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53954
Aircraft time
3,800 hours, 10,629 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
7,254 hours, 16,027 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
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

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAUTION ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE 15. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS. ON THE FWD R/H CHIP DETECTOR, A VERY SMALL METALLIC SLIVER WAS FOUND. CLEANED CHIP DETECTOR AND HAD THE PILOT PERFORM A 10-MINUTE PENALTY GROUND RUN. UPON SUCCESSFUL GROUND RUN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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