Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Amd FALCON900EX

Difficulty date
May 17, 2007
Submitted
July 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N127SF
Make and model
Amd FALCON900EX
Aircraft serial
013
Engine
Garrtt TFE73160
Part
Transmitter
Part number
642795431
Part serial
1944
Condition
Reads Low
Location
Engine
Part time
5,144 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING AND THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION STARTED TO DROP. AT 46 PSI IT WENT RED AND THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE OIL LEVEL WAS IN LIMITS AND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE FOUND. A DIRECT READING PRESSURE GAGE WAS INSTALLED AND SHOWED GOOD OIL PRESSURE AND THAT THE INDICATOR WAS READING LOW. A NEW OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WAS INSTALLED AND CORRECTED THE LOW READING PROBLEM. (K)