Service difficulty report · Pressure Sensor · Airtrc AT802

Difficulty date
November 1, 2017
Submitted
November 1, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N896WP
Make and model
Airtrc AT802
Aircraft serial
8020504
Aircraft time
659 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AG
Engine time
659 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MA3
Part
Pressure Sensor
Part number
PT300GA
Part serial
150537
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Zone 400
Part time
659 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DROPPING AND JUST AT TOUCHDOWN, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND RED WARNING LIGHT ON GLASS DISPLAY CAME ON. PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND ROLLED TO STOP ON TAXIWAY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT HAS NO OTHER OIL PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM AS BACK UP BUT WE WILL BE INSTALLING ONE. WE HAVE HAD TWO OF THESE SAME TYPE/MANUFACTURER OIL PRESSURE SENSORS ON THE TORQUE SYSTEM IN THIS MVP SYSTEM FAIL AS WELL. WE ARE ADDING A MECHANICAL OIL PRESSURE GAUGE TO THIS AIRCRAFT AS BACK UP, AS HAD THIS SYSTEM FAILED EARLIER IN THE FLIGHT IT COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.