STARS Air Rescue - Non-injury incident

Date: 30 Sept 2008 1320 Z GMT

Program: STARS Air Rescue
	1441 Aviation Park NE, Box 570    
	Calgary, Alberta 
	T2E 8M7
	

Type: MBB BK-117 B-2
Tail #: C-FIOM
Operator/Vendor: STARS

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: 2 x Pilots, Flight Nurse, Flight Paramedic, Flight Physician. No injuries reported. Patient on board. 

Description: 
	The aircraft was enroute from Peace River, AB to the QE II hospital in
	Grande Prairie, AB with a patient on board.  Approximately 20 NM north
	of Grande Prairie, the Master Caution Light illuminated along with the
	#1 Engine Chip Caution Panel Segment.  Checklist procedures were
	carried out and the engine was shut down.  
	
	Grande Prairie FSS was contacted and an emergency declared. The
	aircraft was diverted to the Grande Prairie Airport to carry out a
	precautionary landing.  A single engine landing was carried out and
	the aircraft was shutdown without further incident.  
	
	

Additional Info: 
	Upon investigation by STARS Engineering staff, a very small metallic
	chip, described as "fuzz", was found on the #1 engine scavenge debris
	monitor.  The aircraft was ground run, found serviceable and was
	subsequently returned to service.   
	

Source: Scott Young, Operations Manager, STARS Air Rescue

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