Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 16, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
8,072 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101700D2
Part
Transmitter
Part number
704A37642042
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
21 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) LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ON ACFT ENGINE INSTRUMENTS IN FLIGHT. EACH INCIDENT WAS RECTIFIED BY REPLACEMENT OF OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WHICH IS AN AIRFRAME PART SUPPLIED BY MFG. WE INSTALLED THE FIRST NEW TRANSMITTER IT LASTED 39.7 HRS, THE SECOND TRANSMITTER LASTED 14.0 HOURS AND THE THIRD REPLACEMENT LASTED 21.2 HOURS. A FORTH SERVICEABLE UNIT HAS BEEN INSTALL AND IS TO THIS DATE HAS NO DEFECTS. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE VERIFICATION HAS BEEN PERFORMED WITH AN EXTERNAL OIL PRESSURE TEST GAUGE AND FOUND TO BE CORRECT.