SDR 96ZZZX4771

Service difficulty report · Indication · Bell 222

Difficulty date
July 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222LL
Make and model
Bell 222
Aircraft serial
47060
Part
Indication
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Nr 1 Eng Oil
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NINE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE READ ZERO (PRESSURE WAS NORMAL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF). NO CAPTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND TEMPERATURE WAS WIT HIN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. RETURNED TO SUPERIOR AND LANDED. DURING COOL DOWN, OIL PRESSURE SLOWLY RETURNED TO NORMAL RANGE. PROBLEM NEVER RECURRED. SUSPECT LOOSE WIRE POSSIBLY AS A RESULT OF MECHANIC WIPING DOWN ENGINE DECK EARLIER IN THE DAY.

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