Service difficulty report · Transducer · Snias AS350B

Difficulty date
October 14, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B
Aircraft time
10,769 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101700D2
Part
Transducer
Part number
704A37642042
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
28 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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) UPON POWER REDUCTION ON APPROACH THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS OBSERVED TO FALL TO ZERO. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO FLARE THE INDICATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. NO OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. TRANSDUCER WAS REMOVED AND TESTED. NO INDICATION UNTIL APPROX 60 PSI WAS APPLIED. A NEW TRANSDUCER WAS INSTALLED AND GROUND RUN/TEST WAS CARRIED OUT. THE U/S TRANSDUCER WAS THE 3RD UNIT TO FAIL IN LESS THAN 100 HOURS. THE FAILURE IS THE SAME EACH TIME WITH THE LOW END (APPROX 50PSI AND BELOW) FAILING TO REGISTER.