Spirit Medical Transportation Service - Non-injury incident

Date: 6/29/07 0445 cen

Program: Spirit Medical Transportation Service
	611 St. Joseph's Hospital
	Marshfield, WI 54449

Type: Bell 222UT
Tail #: N611SJ
Operator/Vendor: AirMethods

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, flight nurse, and flight paramedic. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	While enroute to an interfacility request, and about 10 minutes into
	flight, the pilot noted a low oil pressure indicator light and low
	oil pressure readings for the transmission.  Dispatch was notified of
	an unscheudled landing and the pilot elected to make an immediate
	precautionary landing in a rural field.  The oil line to the
	transmission was found ruptured.

Additional Info: 
	Mission was aborted with subsequent notification of the requesting
	hospital.  Crew was ground transported back to base, oil line was
	replaced and the helicotper returned to service within approximately
	2 hours of the incident.

Source: R. DeJarlais, Nurse Manager

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