Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 12, 2017
Submitted
August 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762MT
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54612
Aircraft time
907 hours, 3,008 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
214040806003
Condition
Defective
Location
Transmission
Part time
907 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL TO THE HOSPITAL THE PILOT HAD A TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE CAUTION WARNING PANEL. HE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO THE LOCAL AIRPORT, WHERE HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH A PATIENT ONBOARD, WHICH WAS TRANSPORTED BY GROUND. THE MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND DID A 20 MINUTE GROUND RUN WITHOUT FURTHER INDICATION. THE ACFT WAS GOING TO RETURN TO THE BASE AND WHEN THE PILOT RAN THE ACFT UP AND PICKED IT UP TO A HOVER THE TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED. THE ACFT WAS FURTHER TROUBLESHOT AND WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS INOP. TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 8-13-17 WITH A SATISFACTORY CHECK F

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