SDR 00044

Service difficulty report · Transducer · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
September 24, 2002
Submitted
September 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221TW
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
221
Aircraft time
21,063 hours, 17,805 cycles
Part
Transducer
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SDF FOR RFD AFTER REACHING 13,000 MSL THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATION WAS IN THE RED, OIL TEMP WAS NORMAL, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SDF. MAINTENANCE SWAPPED OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS, CHECKED BOTH CHIP DETECTORS AND OIL FILTER WAS CLEANED, NO PROBLEMS FOUND OP CHECKED GOOD, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE, NO OIL PRESSURE INDICATING PROBLEMS ON NEXT FLIGHT.