Service difficulty report · Transducer · Beech B200

Difficulty date
June 8, 2017
Submitted
July 20, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N911MN
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1598
Aircraft time
8,975 hours, 12,141 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
8,644 hours, 11,640 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Transducer
Part number
APTE7KBS15002000
Part serial
59578328
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
4,500 hours, 7,000 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, THE FLIGHT CREW RECOGNIZED A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ON THE LEFT ENGINE. WHILE ABORTING THE FLIGHT AND RETURNING TO DEPARTURE, THE CAPTAIN ASKED FOR THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND COPILOT RETRIEVED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND COMPLETED THE CHECKLIST. THE CHECKLIST CALLS FOR A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN, IN WHICH THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE TRANSDUCER WAS AT FAULT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THE TRANSDUCER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SIGNED OFF RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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