Service difficulty report · Wire · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
February 9, 2024
Submitted
February 12, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1391
Aircraft time
9,972 hours, 9,116 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67P
Engine time
9,801 hours, 8,959 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Wire
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Oil Temp Sensor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW SAW THE OIL TEMP START TO CLIMB AND THEY RECEIVED A RED OIL TEMP CAS MESSAGE. CREW FOLLOWED QRH, & OIL TEMP DROP MOMENTARILY BUT SPIKED AGAIN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED AT THEIR SCHEDULED DESTINATION AIRPORT, BFI. CREW REPORTED THE AIRPORT ROLLED FIRE EQUIP. TECH FOUND OIL LEVEL NORMAL & A FAILED SPLICE AT OIL TEMP SENSOR. OIL INDICATION FOUND TO FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY WHEN SPLICE WAS MOVED. TECH PERFORMED A REPAIR OF THE TWISTED PAIR E9A-24 IAW PC-12/47E WDM 79-30-00 & AMM 12-B-20-20-10-00A-040A-A. ENGINE OPS FOR 5 MINUTES & PERFORMED AN OIL TEMP SENSOR CHECK IAW 12-B-79-30-03-00A-920A-A, NO FURTHER DEFECTS.