Service difficulty report · Bulb · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
December 15, 2002
Submitted
February 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1084Y
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45433
Engine
Allsn 250C28
Part
Bulb
Part number
MS28D341
Part serial
D7995
Condition
Failed
Location
Xmsn Temp
Part time
10,251 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

12 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED TRANSMISSION OIL TEMP FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 60 DEGREES AND 75 DEGREES C, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. THE MECHANIC REMOVED TRANSMISSION TEMP BULB CONNECTOR PLUG AND FOUND IT DIRTY, CLEANED THE CONNECTOR PLUG, IT DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM, THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TEMP BULB, AIRCRAFT WAS LEAK CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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