Service difficulty report · Connector · Agusta A109

Difficulty date
October 6, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2MF
Make and model
Agusta A109
Aircraft serial
7277
Part
Connector
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Xmsn Press Ind
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED HOME BASE ON AN IFR FLT. SWITCHED TO DEPARTURE FREQUENCY, TURNED ON THE INITIAL HEADING AND SAW TRANSMISSION PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATING BELOW MINIMUMS. CANCELLED THE CLEARANCE WITH ATC AND RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LANDING PER THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. GAUGE CONTINUED TO FLUCTUATE BELOW MINIMUMS THROUGHOUT SHUTDOWN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION OIL PRESS TRANSDUCER AND CONNECTOR. ACFT GROUND RUN AND TRANSMISSION SHOWED NORMAL OPS PRESSURE.