Service difficulty report · Indicator · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 15, 2021
Submitted
February 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407VV
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53476
Aircraft time
10,861 hours, 26,968 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
10,093 hours, 23,780 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
9009000601
Part serial
0550
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Xmsn Oil Press
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT NOTED NO TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ON THE TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE CAWS PANEL TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THERE WAS INDEED TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING TRANSMISSION PRESSURE WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL AND THEN THE TRANSDUCER WAS REPLACED. THE MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND TO BE THE INDICATOR. PN 90090006-01 S/N 0550.

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