SDR GAKA144E

Service difficulty report · Transmission · Doug MD900

Difficulty date
May 12, 2004
Submitted
June 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902SL
Make and model
Doug MD900
Aircraft serial
90000027
Engine
Pwa PW206A
Part
Transmission
Part number
900D1400006101
Part serial
0062190107
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION OCCURRED RESULTING IN A FLUCTUATION BETWEEN 65-80 PSI., WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. PILOT LANDED IMMEDIATELY AT HELIPAD. TWO QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION OIL WAS ADDED TO MOBIL SHC 626, CAUSING FOAMING AND THE ABOVE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. RE-PLACARD TRANSMISSION NEAR SIGHT GLASS IN PLAIN VIEW TO PREVENT MIXING OF OILS. DUE TO PLACARD BEING OBSTRUCTED BY NACA INLET AND FLT MANUAL WORDING. UNLESS PILOT AND/OR MECH WAS POSITIVE OF TRANS PN, IT IS EASY TO ADD WRONG TYPE OF OIL. FLUSHED TRANSMISSION TWICE AND RESERVICE WITH APPROXIMATELY 10 QUARTS OF CORRECT OIL, SYSTEM OPS NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVI

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