Pilot of an EMS helicopter has engine chip light illuminate. In-flight engine shutdown. Divert.

Attributes
ACN	413813
Time
Date	199808
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : agc
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : agc tower : sna
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 43 flight time total : 2270 flight time type : 127
ASRS Report	413813
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cruise flight, #2 engine chip light illuminated. I ensured myself that I had single engine capability, then shut down the engine, declared an emergency with ZZZ tower, and shot a single engine approach to runway 31 at ZZZ. Landed safely without any further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN EMS HELI HAS ENG CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATE. INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN. DIVERT.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT, #2 ENG CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I ENSURED MYSELF THAT I HAD SINGLE ENG CAPABILITY, THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENG, DECLARED AN EMER WITH ZZZ TWR, AND SHOT A SINGLE ENG APCH TO RWY 31 AT ZZZ. LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.