Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
April 30, 2014
Submitted
May 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101VU
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9039
Aircraft time
5,093 hours, 20,052 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
5,961 hours, 11,485 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
IPT20RT1100080G
Part serial
66881680
Condition
Defective
Location
Mgb
Part time
6,093 hours, 20,057 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF FROM LANDING ZONE THE NR 1 SYS MGB OIL PRESS DROPPED TO .4 BAR, BELOW NORMAL RANGE. THERE WERE NO CHIPS DETECTED OR TEMP RISE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INDICATION. SYS NR 2 PRESS REMAINED WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THE FLIGHT WAS ABORTED & CONTINUED TO THEIR BASE OF OPERATIONS, HELIPAD THAT WAS LESS THAT 1 NM AWAY. ACCOMPLISHED MIN POWER DESCENT & LANDING & EXECUTED NORMAL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY FLUID LOSS OR ABNORMALITIES EVIDENT ON THE PILOT POST FLIGHT. TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBLEM & FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL PRESS TRANSMITTER WAS BAD & REPLACED IT. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.