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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 550 · Rochester, NY · June 16, 2003

Date: June 16, 2003 · 12:16 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BTAA
Aircraft: N225J
Reported as: Cessna 550
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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) privacy data omitted distribution: AFS-300, GL-23, AEA-230 #2 engine oil pressure was dropping in cruise. The crew reduced power as per check list and pressure continue to drop. The engine was shut down and the aircraft landed at roc. Engine oil was found on the outside of the #2 engine cowling and right side of the tail. It was determined that the "o" ring on the oil filter cover was nicked during installation and was the cause of the leak.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DISTRIBUTION: AFS-300, GL-23, AEA-230 #2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING IN CRUISE. THE CREW REDUCED POWER AS PER CHECK LIST AND PRESSURE CONTINUE TO DROP. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ROC. ENGINE OIL WAS FOUND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE #2 ENGINE COWLING AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAIL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE "O" RING ON THE OIL FILTER COVER WAS NICKED DURING INSTALLATION AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK.