SDR MWEA95326

Service difficulty report · Oil Press Wire · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
September 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602ME
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
48133
Part
Oil Press Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

TEN MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. TWENTY MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT AND OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO MKE. FOUND WIRES BROKEN INSIDE THE INSULATION AT THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CONNECTOR, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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