Service difficulty report · Connector · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 22, 2024
Submitted
June 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54594
Aircraft time
3,025 hours, 6,971 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
3,025 hours, 5,616 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Indication Sys
Stage of operation
NR
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

WHEN EN ROUTE BACK FROM LANDER TO THE HOSPITAL IN CASPER WITH THE PATIENT, TRANSMISSION PSI GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE STARTING AT AROUND 10 PSI WORKING ITS WAY UP TO 20 PSI OF FLUCTUATIONS. CLOSE TO CAPER ABOUT 2 MILES TO THE WEST, DECIDED TO MAKE OUR WAY BACK TO AIRPORT WITH AIRCRAFT AND TRANSPORT THE PATIENT BY GROUND. FOLLOWED AMC PROCEDURE FOR A MX EVENT. INSPECTED TRANSMISSION PRESSURE SYSTEM. SUSPECTED MOISTURE MAY HAVE ENTERED THE CONNECTOR PLUG AND CAUSED AN INTERMITTENT PRESSURE FLUCTUATION DURING FLIGHT. CLEANED AND INSPECTED THE TRANSDUCER AND CONNECTOR PLUG. COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ON THE GROUND RUN OR MAINTENANCE OPS CHECK FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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