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Old 11th Apr 2009, 17:03
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The Sultan
 
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You want what??

Modern helicopters (i.e. those designed since 1972 or so) have at a minimum multiple main transmission chip detectors which have indications on which one is tripping. Some of these are ganged into a single alert to the crew.

There is also this great new technology (again 30+ plus years ago) which has the ability to burn off nuisance fusz and leaves only substantial debris as an idication of the seriousness. They are called fuzz burnering chip detectors. The crew are aware when a chip is burned and this generally is treated just a little lower than a chip (i.e. Multiple burns is bad).

Later technology (20+ years ago) have quanity debris monitors which can tell the volume of material acruing on the detector.

History has shown crew annuciated chip detectors are "god's gift" to flight safety. HUMS vibration monitoring only adds to this, but never can replace it or provide even an equal level of eqivalent safety.

Striation counts and what debris is in the filter may be able to tell how much time elapsed between initiation and total failure on the Bond aircraft.

As to checking mag plugs, before every flight would be prudent.

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