Service difficulty report · Connector · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
January 15, 2010
Submitted
January 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117VU
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft serial
7211
Aircraft time
8,816 hours, 28,386 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101750B1
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Oil Sensor
Part time
8,275 hours, 19,485 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING PILOT TRAINING, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED THEN REMAINED BELOW MINIMUM ALLOWABLE LEVEL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT AND A UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS PERFORMED. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED, OIL INDICATING SYS OPERATED NORMALLY & ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.