Service difficulty report · Wire · Bell 222U

Difficulty date
July 30, 2013
Submitted
July 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222MN
Make and model
Bell 222U
Aircraft serial
47534
Aircraft time
7,078 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101*
Part
Wire
Condition
Frayed
Location
Engine Deck
Part time
7,078 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORTED HIGH OIL TEMP WITH CONTINOUS RISING ON NR 1 ENGINE. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ON APPROACH NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS ALSO HIGH ON NR 1 ENGINE. TROUBLESHOT & FOUND MOISTURE (OIL AND WATER) IN THE MAIN ENGINE ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT CONNECTOR AT THE FWD FIREWALL AND ALSO FOUND A WIRE AT THE BACK OF THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER FRAYED. CLEANED CONNECTOR AND REPAIRED FRAYED WIRE, PERFORMED A GROUND RUN AND CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER HIGH PRESSURE OR TEMP INDICATIONS. RELEASED THE ACFT FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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