What happened
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Narrative: history of flight: on February 16, 1995, at 1402 CST, a fairchild SA227-AC,N343AE, registered to mcc aircraft leasing I, inc., of mclean, VA and operated by exec express ii, inc., dba lone star airlines, returned to Hot Springs, AR and landed after shutting down the left engine due to decreasing oil pressure. The aircraft had departed Hot Springs on a re-positioning and required test flight after maintenance had been performed on the right engine. The decreasing oil pressure was first noticed about twenty minutes after take-off. It was the first flight of the day for the aircraft. A mechanic/observer was on board for the test flight. The aircraft was on an instrument flight plan and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. There were no injuries and no fire. Damage to aircraft: there was no aircraft damage. Test and research: inspection revealed oil leaking from the low oil pressure line, p/n 3102411-1, which runs between the prop pitch control and governor. Further investigation found the oil line conical seals not seating properly. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON FEBRUARY 16, 1995, AT 1402 CST, A FAIRCHILD SA227-AC,N343AE, REGISTERED TO MCC AIRCRAFT LEASING I, INC., OF MCLEAN, VA AND OPERATED BY EXEC EXPRESS II, INC., DBA LONE STAR AIRLINES, RETURNED TO HOT SPRINGS, AR AND LANDED AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO DECREASING OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED HOT SPRINGS ON A RE-POSITIONING AND REQUIRED TEST FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE DECREASING OIL PRESSURE WAS FIRST NOTICED ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF. IT WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY FOR THE AIRCRAFT. A MECHANIC/OBSERVER WAS ON BOARD FOR THE TEST FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. TEST AND RESEARCH: INSPECTION REVEALED OIL LEAKING FROM THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LINE, P/N 3102411-1, WHICH RUNS BETWEEN THE PROP PITCH CONTROL AND GOVERNOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE OIL LINE CONICAL SEALS NOT SEATING PROPERLY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N343AE · 2
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