Service difficulty report · Elec Connector · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
April 9, 2025
Submitted
April 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910NH
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9084
Aircraft time
9,955 hours, 34,569 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Part
Elec Connector
Part number
1171265601
Condition
Dirty
Location
Oil Prss Xmiter
Part time
9,955 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

RIGHT TRANSMISSION PRESSURE INDICATOR TURNED RED AND WENT DOWN TO 0, PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO WILMINGTON TOWER. PIC WENT INTO HOVER AND THE ALERT WENT BACK TO NORMAL FOR A MOMENT THEN WENT RIGHT BACK TO RED. PILOT LANDED SAFELY IN A FIELD, COMS CANCELED EMERGENCY WITH WILMINGTON TOWER. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE RIGHT OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR DIRTY. CONNECTOR WAS CLEANED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE FOUND SATISFACTORY.