Service difficulty report · Connector · Beech B99

Difficulty date
November 20, 2014
Submitted
November 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4299A
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft serial
U146
Aircraft time
36,052 hours, 55,664 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Pressure Ind
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE ATTITUDE PILOT HEARD AN ELEC CLICK AT THE SAME TIME NOTICED AN OZONE & HOT ELECTRONICS SMELL. THE PILOT NOTICED THE RT OIL PRESS GAUGE CB & THE RT OIL PRESS WARNING CB HAD POPPED. RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FAULTY RT OIL PRESS INDICATOR & BROKEN CONNECTOR ON RT OIL PRESS INDICATOR. BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF SYS WERE NORMAL.

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