Service difficulty report · Connector · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
October 28, 2015
Submitted
November 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307WL
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
307
Aircraft time
20,332 hours, 22,267 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
363 hours, 482 cycles
Propeller
Mtprop MTV271
Part
Connector
Part number
9717382108
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
20,332 hours, 22,267 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EIS CAUTION ILLUMINATED AS THE ENG OIL PRESS GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCREASE IN OIL PRESS ABOVE THE DESIGNATED RED LINE. THE OIL PRESS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. SHORTLY AFTER, THE OIL PRESS GAUGE ILLUSTRATED A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DISPLAY OF THE INSTRUMENT & TRIGGERED THE RED EIS WARNING LIGHT.