# Incident 20001204021629I: Piper PA31T2, Des Moines, IA, December 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2000, 07:22 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N410CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T2 (registry code 7103127, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001204021629I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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