Service difficulty report · Connector · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
September 16, 2013
Submitted
September 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497AE
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3686
Aircraft time
4,475 hours, 11,209 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
7,144 hours
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT REPORTS HEARING GONG AND "ENG P" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INSPECTIONS END WITH POSITIVE RESULTS AND RELEASED ACFT FOR SERVICE. ON SECOND LEG OF THE RETURN THE GONG SOUNDED WITH NO ASSOCIATED LIGHT WITH AN INCREASE IN INTERVAL ON APPROACH UNTIL SHUTDOWN. "ENG P" THEN FLICKERED ONCE GROUND IDLE WAS SELECTED AND THEN WAS STEADY TO SHUTDOWN. BOTH TIMES OIL PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. DURING GROUND RUN UP WATER FROM HEAVY RAINS WAS OBSERVED FROM BELOW WITH A FLASH LIGHT SOAKING ALL THE CONNECTORS. CLEANED AND DRIED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. SUSPECTED WATER MIGRATION INTO THE CONNECTOR FROM DAYS OF UNUSUALLY HEAVY RAINS.