What was found
IN FLIGHT ILLUMINATION OF MAIN GEAR BOX PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT, RED, PILOT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. PRESSURE SWITCH WAS STICKING.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2015
- Submitted
- January 14, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N121PD
- Make and model
- Urocop EC120B
- Aircraft serial
- 1250
- Aircraft time
- 8,775 hours, 14,268 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIUS2F
- Engine time
- 8,358 hours, 5,769 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Pressure Switch
- Part number
- 7050A3632180
- Part serial
- 17234
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- M/R Gearbox
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.