Service difficulty report · Transducer · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
September 26, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N195SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1207
Aircraft time
2,016 hours, 1,591 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Transducer
Part number
SP51029150G
Part serial
52381
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
2,016 hours, 1,591 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROX 600FT, THE RT ENG OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED TO 20 PSI FOR APPROX 8-9 SECONDS, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CREW SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENG AND RETURNED TO FIELD. EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED. REMOVED & INSPECTED RT ENG OIL FILTER, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE OIL FILTER, EMM 79-20-02, PERFORMED RT ENGINE MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR INSPECTION IAW EMM 72-11-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R RT ENG OIL PSI TRANSDUCER IAW AMM 79-30-00. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS IAW AMM 71-00-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED, CONFIRMED OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FAILURE IAW FAULT ISOLATION CHART.