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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T2 · Des Moines, IA · December 4, 2000

Date
December 4, 2000 · 07:22 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N410CA
Reported as
Piper PA31T2

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated after he departed dsm and reached 7000 feet the right engine oil pressure light illuminated. He verified the loss of oil pressure on the right engine oil pressure gauge which was showing a steady decrease in pressure. He also stated at this time he made the decision to secure the engine, declare an emergency, and return to dsm airport. The a/c was returned to the dsm airport without further incident. A/c was delivered to Des Moines flying service maintenance shop. Maintenance personnel found the oil pressure line from the engine to the oil cooler had ruptured. They installed a new oil pressure line (part number AE7010201K0240) and approved the a/c for return to service. Inspection department stated they would complete a malfunction and defect report and forward to the dsm FAA office.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED AFTER HE DEPARTED DSM AND REACHED 7000 FEET THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE VERIFIED THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WHICH WAS SHOWING A STEADY DECREASE IN PRESSURE. HE ALSO STATED AT THIS TIME HE MADE THE DECISION TO SECURE THE ENGINE, DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURN TO DSM AIRPORT. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO THE DSM AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A/C WAS DELIVERED TO DES MOINES FLYING SERVICE MAINTENANCE SHOP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE OIL PRESSURE LINE FROM THE ENGINE TO THE OIL COOLER HAD RUPTURED. THEY INSTALLED A NEW OIL PRESSURE LINE (PART NUMBER AE7010201K0240) AND APPROVED THE A/C FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. INSPECTION DEPARTMENT STATED THEY WOULD COMPLETE A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT AND FORWARD TO THE DSM FAA OFFICE.