Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 15, 2004
Submitted
April 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
56,492 hours, 42,578 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
42D1091A
Part serial
5997
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Eng Oil
Part time
14,231 hours, 8,547 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D, E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF L OIL STRAINER CLOGGING LIGHT TURNED ON. THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE FILTER AND SWITCH PRESSURE FILTER WERE REPLACED IAW 72-61-54 AND TEST CORRECT IAW MM 79-35-01.

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