Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
December 3, 2017
Submitted
December 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N246CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ017
Aircraft time
16,889 hours
Part
Connector
Condition
Broken
Location
Transmission
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

PILOTS GOT CAUTION OF XMSN LOW OIL PRESSURE ON APPROACH TO BAGRAM AIRFIELD. THEY COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST, USED THE OIL PRESSURE SELECTOR SWITCH TO VERIFY THE COMBINING TRANSMISSION HAD LOW PRESSURE. ALSO BACKED UP BY A SLIGHT RISE IN TEMPERATURE ON THE COMBINING TRANSMISSION. FOUND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY ON INDICATING SCREEN BROKEN OFF OF HOUSING AT CONNECTOR MOUNT. AS PER OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM CHI 234-2 MM THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED PER CHAPTER 5 REQUIREMENT FOR HAVING BEEN IN FLIGHT WITH 0 PRIMARY OIL PRESSURE AND RETURNED TO COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS.

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