Service difficulty report · Indicator · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
May 1, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,718 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Indicator
Part number
315
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Oil Press
Part time
234 hours
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

(CAN) CREW REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FLICKERED AND DROPPED TO ZERO, THEN CAME BACK TO NORMAL. A SECOND FLICKER OF THE SAME NATURE REOCCURRED. THE INDICATION REMAINED NORMAL THEREAFTER. MAINTENACNE REMOVED THE EIS (ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM)PANEL, CLEANED PLUG P533, REINSTALLED PANEL AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND RUNS REVEALED NO FAULTS. THE EIS PANEL HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR THE SAME SNAG ON 2001-01-19 AT 1745.1 HOURS. REPLACED ON 2000-11-29 SNAG ENTERED "EIS PANEL INTERMITTENT" AT 1648.6 HOURS. REPLACED ON 2000-10-27 UNKNOW REASON AT 1532.1 HOURS..