Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bell 429

Difficulty date
November 9, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft time
5 hours
Engine
Pwc PW207D
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Faulty
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FERRY FLIGHT, ENGINE NR 2 OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED TO 0. HELICOPTER CHECKED IN BELL , OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER CHECKED WITH SERVICEABLE ONE AND FOUND OK. CONNECTORS ON ADIU REMOVED, CLEANED AND RECONNECTED, INDICATION CAME BACK. DURING WEEKEND, THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED TO 0 AGAIN. HELICOPTER RETURNED TO BASE, OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION WAS NORMAL. THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION JUMPING TO MAX AND OUT OF LIMITS RAPIDLY DURING FLIGHT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. PROBLEM TRACED TO DEFECTIVE CONNECTION IN ENGINE HARNESS CONNECTOR ON THE OIL TEMP PROBE. TEMPORARY FIX APPLIED, WORKED FINE AFTER THAT FOR OVER A PERIOD OF 1 MONTH.

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