Service difficulty report · Transducer · Bell 429

Difficulty date
July 7, 2018
Submitted
July 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911ED
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft serial
57006
Aircraft time
4,647 hours, 14,580 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
222375077125
Part serial
74735676
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil System
Part time
4,647 hours
Stage of operation
AA
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

APPROACHING DESTINATION HOSPITAL WITH MEDICAL CREW AND PATIENT ONBOARD, NR 1 ENGINE OIL TREND CAUTION ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED SEVERAL SECONDS LATER WITH NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FALLING BELOW NORMAL LEVEL (WITH ASSOCIATED RED COLOR CODE). OIL PRESSURE INDICATION STABILIZED AT 17% (NORMAL RANGE IS 21-80%). NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMP REMAINED NORMAL. NR 1 ENGINE OIL LOW PRESSURE WARNING (TRIGGERED BY AN INDEPENDENT PRESSURE SWITCH) DID NOT ILLUMINATE. DIVERTED TO KDSM AIRPORT & MADE UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING USING SE PROFILE WITH BOTH ENGINES TO FLY AND PRODUCING NORMAL POWER.

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