Service difficulty report · Sensor · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
July 29, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
1,833 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Sensor
Part number
B2831
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
TX
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

(CAN) DURING GROUND RUN OPERATIONS, FOLLOWING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, AIRFRAME/ENGINE. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION SLOW AND/OR ERRATIC RESPONSE AT INITIAL START UP. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATING SYS ARE NOT AT FAULT. THE B283-1, HOSE ASSEMBLY FROM THE ENGINE CASE TO THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH REQUIRES REMOVAL AND OLD OIL TO BE CLEARED FROM THE HOSE. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SYS OPERATES NORMALLY AFTER HOSE FLUSHING.