What happened
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(-5)Aircraft departed oakland (oak) en route to sacramento. At 5,500 feet MSL in level flight just north of the ccr VOR, pilot initiated stage cooling and noticed left engine manifold pressure and oil pressure drop. Oil was visibly streaking outside left engine cowling. Pilot made precautionary shutdown of left engine. Pilot declared emergency with travis rapcon and requested priority handling back to oak. Landing on runway 27 r at oak was uneventful. Upon maintenance inspection, it was found the the pneumatic pump gasket blew out at botton of oil galley.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OAKLAND (OAK) EN ROUTE TO SACRAMENTO. AT 5,500 FEET MSL IN LEVEL FLIGHT JUST NORTH OF THE CCR VOR, PILOT INITIATED STAGE COOLING AND NOTICED LEFT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND OIL PRESSURE DROP. OIL WAS VISIBLY STREAKING OUTSIDE LEFT ENGINE COWLING. PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF LEFT ENGINE. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH TRAVIS RAPCON AND REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING BACK TO OAK. LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 R AT OAK WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THE THE PNEUMATIC PUMP GASKET BLEW OUT AT BOTTON OF OIL GALLEY.
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