Service difficulty report · Connector · Aerosp SA365N

Difficulty date
May 20, 2011
Submitted
May 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N63CF
Make and model
Aerosp SA365N
Aircraft serial
6068
Aircraft time
11,069 hours, 61,572 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1C
Engine time
8,547 hours, 25,287 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
GEM32
Condition
Loose
Location
Oil Press Ind
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING AT A SCENE TO PICK UP A PATIENT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROP TO 0 PSI. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN ACFT, AND CALLED MX. MX VERIFIED THE DISCREPANCY. INSPECTED THE ASSOCIATED WIRING AND ALSO REMOVED, CLEANED, AND RE-INSTALLED THE CONNECTOR AT THE REAR OF THE 14 DATA PACK INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED A GROUND RUN ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WAS NORMAL AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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