What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT OBSERVED THE "ENGINE CHIP" CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PIC LANDED SAFELY IN A NEARBY FOOTBALL FIELD. FOUND (1) SMALL METAL SLIVER ON THE ENGINE'S LOWER MAGNETIC PLUG.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2021
- Submitted
- March 15, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N134VG
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Aircraft serial
- 1512
- Aircraft time
- 174,472 hours, 16,686 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20J
- Engine time
- 10,434 hours, 9,064 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- M250C20J
- Part serial
- CAE270703
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Part time
- 10,434 hours, 9,064 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.