Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
January 10, 2011
Submitted
January 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
045
Aircraft time
35,206 hours, 42,886 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
1156100
Part serial
614
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATB JNU FLIGHT 8216: SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ILLUMINATED FALLING OIL PRESSURE, CRC ACTIVATED FOR 5 SECONDS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO JNU. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED OIL PRESSURE REGUATOR INTERNALS AND REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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