Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
October 8, 2025
Submitted
October 11, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54047
Aircraft time
6,767 hours, 14,559 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE MAKING METAL. AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY OOS,

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