Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 28, 2004
Submitted
January 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
390
Aircraft time
23,423 hours, 26,051 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Defective
Location
Transmitter
Component
Transmitter
Component part number
8SC0062
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3716 ON TAKEOFF OUT OF ITHACA, HAD TO ABORT TAKEOFF DUE TO NR 1 OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR SHOWING FULL DEFLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 100 PSI. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CONNECTOR FOR THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED SYSTEM, ALL CHECKS GOOD, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THEN DURING FLIGHT, NR 1 OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS WERE 85-95 PSI ON APPROACH TO SYRACUSE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CONNECTOR 7700 P1 AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE AGAIN GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THEN FLIGHT 3850 TO DCA, NR 1 OIL PRESSURE READ 100 PSI ONCE AGAIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.