Service difficulty report · Sensor · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
January 25, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft time
2,386 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Sensor
Part number
3G6340V00651
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Oil Temperature
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) IN CRUISE. CAS WARNING MGB TEMP. MGB TEMPERATURE GAUGE OBSERVED TO BE FLASHING BETWEEN INVALID AND 130C. QRH FOLLOWED, LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. COMMENCED APPROACH FOR LANDING IN FARM FIELD, INFORMED MEDICS. INDICATIONS SUDDENLY RETURNED TO NORMAL. AS THIS WAS AN OBVIOUSLY ERRONEOUS INDICATION, WE CONTINUED FLIGHT ~6NM TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. ALL INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL UNTIL TAXI, WHERE ERRONEOUS INDICATIONS REAPPEARED INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINEERING RESPONDED TO AIRPORT AND EFFECTED REPAIR.

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