What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 30, 2015 air evac EMS inc. N495AE lost transmission oil pressure while in flight. N495AE flew for approximately 6 minutes before landing at Clinton regional hospital Clinton ,OK. After landing pilot continued to run the aircraft for a two minute engine cool down period. The aircraft landed without incident or injuries. N495AE ferried to granbury, Texas for transmission repairs.
The last documented maintenance was on October 29, 2014. 4640.2 flight hours. At the time of incident the flight hours were 4738.2. 98.0 flight hours has passed since the last documented maintenance in that area.
How or when the transmission lower chip detector was not seated properly or became unseated could not be determined.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 30, 2015 AIR EVAC EMS INC. N495AE LOST TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE WHILE IN FLIGHT. N495AE FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING AT CLINTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL CLINTON ,OK. AFTER LANDING PILOT CONTINUED TO RUN THE AIRCRAFT FOR A TWO MINUTE ENGINE COOL DOWN PERIOD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURIES. N495AE FERRIED TO GRANBURY, TEXAS FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS.
THE LAST DOCUMENTED MAINTENANCE WAS ON OCTOBER 29, 2014. 4640.2 FLIGHT HOURS. AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT THE FLIGHT HOURS WERE 4738.2. 98.0 FLIGHT HOURS HAS PASSED SINCE THE LAST DOCUMENTED MAINTENANCE IN THAT AREA.
HOW OR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOWER CHIP DETECTOR WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY OR BECAME UNSEATED COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
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