Service difficulty report · Transducer · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
February 5, 2013
Submitted
February 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654AR
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC868B
Aircraft time
17,427 hours, 16,503 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Part
Transducer
Part number
2719153003
Part serial
36553
Condition
Failed
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

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE CREW NOTICED THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE HAD DROPPED TO ZERO PSI AND IT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A RT OIL PRESS ANNUNCIATOR. 20 SECONDS LATER THE CREW NOTICED A HARD BY-PASS AT ROUGHLY 630 DEGREES EGT. CREW INFORMED TOWER AND RETURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. R & R THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER IAW THE MM 79-30-01. GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.