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FAA incident report · Bell 206L1 · Lake Charles, LA · June 23, 1998

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Date
June 23, 1998 · 06:57 local
Place
Lake Charles, LA
Airport
Lake Charles Municipal
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5019F
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,880 total456 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)During an operations check flight, following the main transmission change, the pilot noticed that the transmission oil pressure light had illuminated and the gauge was passing down through the low red line. The pilot then made an emergency landing/shut down. Maintenance personnel discovered that the reason for the oil pressure light illumination and the gauge passing down through red line was because the transmission oil filter bowl retainer stud had pulled out of the housing assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)DURING AN OPERATIONS CHECK FLIGHT, FOLLOWING THE MAIN TRANSMISSION CHANGE, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE GAUGE WAS PASSING DOWN THROUGH THE LOW RED LINE. THE PILOT THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING/SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT THE REASON FOR THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND THE GAUGE PASSING DOWN THROUGH RED LINE WAS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION OIL FILTER BOWL RETAINER STUD HAD PULLED OUT OF THE HOUSING ASSEMBLY.