Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
June 14, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
11,670 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Transmitter
Part number
704A37642043
Condition
Faulty
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH THE PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE FAILURE ON PRESSURE INDICATING GAUGE, MX TROUBLESHOOTING OF SYS DECIDED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED PART WAS FAULTY. THE NEW PART WAS INSTALLED AND THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FAILED. INSTALLING A SECOND NEW OIL TRANSMITTER CURED THE PROBLEM.