Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
August 8, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Faulted
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
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

COMMANDED IFSD RT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING CAME ON WHILE THE OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. ACFT TURNED BACK AND LANDED ON DEPARTURE AIRPORT. OIL LEVEL OF THE ENGINE FOUND NORMAL AFTER LANDING AND PERFORMED GROUND RUN. DURING GROUND RUN, WARNING INDICATION DID NOT REPEAT FOR PREVENTATIVE ACTION, OIL FILTERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ACFT RELEASED FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO MAIN BASE. WARNING INDICATION DID NOT OCCUR DURING THE FERRY FLIGHT. AT THE MAIN BASE, AS SECONDARY PREVENTATIVE ACTION, OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND CARRIED OUT GROUND RUNS WITH NO WARNING INDICATIONS. AC RELEASED TO SERVICE.

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