What was found
PILOT STARTED HELICOPTER AND NOTICED HIGH MAIN TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE. HELICOPTER SHUT DOWN. WITH ROTOR STOPPED TRANS OIL PRESSURE STILL READ 40-50 PSI. OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER WAS CHANGED AND OIL PRESSURE WAS BACK TO NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- June 27, 2003
- Submitted
- July 17, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N407LG
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53143
- System (JASC)
- 7931 · Engine Oil Pressure
- Part
- Transducer
- Part number
- 222375077119
- Part serial
- 60717515
- Condition
- Inaccurate
- Location
- Oil Press
- Part time
- 1,359 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.