Service difficulty report · Gauge · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 27, 2018
Submitted
August 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911LL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53792
Aircraft time
7,099 hours, 17,445 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
8,353 hours, 20,948 cycles
Part
Gauge
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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, THE PILOT LOOKED AT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SAW NO INSTRUMENT INDICATION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER SYSTEM FOR THE INDICATION AND CLEANED THE CONNECTOR PLUG WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS TO WIRING AND REINSTALLED. WITH SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS CHECK, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND THE ACFT WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE.

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