Service difficulty report · Transducer · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
October 16, 2017
Submitted
October 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394DC
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3174
Aircraft time
13,802 hours, 13,794 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Engine time
11,575 hours, 11,233 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
31B598401
Part serial
KL00071555
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Oil Press
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A LOSS OF THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DURING CLIMBOUT, ACCOMPANIED BY AN AMBER EXCEEDENCE MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY A RED EXCEEDENCE MESSAGE. NO RED WARNING PANEL OIL PRESSURE WARNING OBSERVED. FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE IAW QRH PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MX TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A FAULTY NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. THE TRANSUCER WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ANOMOLIES WERE FOUND.