Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 24, 2023
Submitted
December 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54628
Aircraft time
3,599 hours, 9,292 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
2,310 hours, 5,454 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Eng Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
M
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

DURING RETURN FLIGHT FROM PATIENT DROP OFF ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE. MECHANIC REMOVED CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND MULTIPLE METAL PARTICLES AND PARTICLES IN FILTER. PERFORMED DRAIN AND FLUSH AND ATTEMPTED 30 MIN PENALTY RUN. ENGINE WAS MAKING LOUD HIGH PITCHED NOISE AND AIRCRAFT WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. PERFOMED NORMAL SHUT DOWN AND REINSPECTED CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND MORE METAL PARTICLES. REPLACED ENGINE WITH SN CAE-848586 IAW BH407GX MM DMC-407-A-71-00-00-00A-720A-A ISSUE 002 - 2021. MOC OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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