SDR 2010F00219

Service difficulty report · Connector · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
October 5, 2010
Submitted
October 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14010
Aircraft time
4,540 hours, 11,688 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Engine time
4,182 hours, 8,242 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR, DURING TAKEOFF FROM A SCENCE CALL THE PILOT NOTICED A LOSS IN OIL PRESSURE INDICATION, THE PILOT IMMEDIATLY PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING AT THE ORIGIN OF THE FLIGHT WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE MX WAS DISPATCHED AND AFTER INSPECTING THE ACFT, HE FOUND MOISTURE IN THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR PLUG, THE MOISTURE WAS REMOVED AND THE ACFT WAS RUN FOR 10 MINUTES WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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