Service difficulty report · Transducer · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 3, 2000
Submitted
December 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15NG
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB666
Part
Transducer
Part number
1013890231
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

THE PILOT HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO ZERO OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. AIRCRAFT ON INITIAL CLIMB-OUT PASSING THROUGH 10,000 FEET WHEN THE GAUGE INDICATED ZERO. RETURNED UNEVENTFULLY. THE WEATHER WAS VMC, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. FURTHER, INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE OIL TRANSDUCER WAS A FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER P/N 101-389023-1 SYSTEM OPS CHECK OK, AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR SERVICE. (X)