Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 31, 2011
Submitted
June 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
210
Aircraft time
39,132 hours, 45,773 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
861CAR
Part serial
00672
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
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

DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE GOOD. THE CREW INFORMED TOWER OF THIS AND REQUESTED A RETURN TO FIELD AT WHICH TIME THE TOWER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR THE FLIGHT. ACFT CAME BACK AROUND TO 8L AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 2 OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER.

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