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FAA incident report · Cessna 550 · Sacramento, CA · March 2, 2007

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Date
March 2, 2007 · 19:00 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N211JS
Reported as
Cessna 550
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,300 total700 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On March 02, 2007, at about 1850 hours PST, N211JS departed ksmf enroute for krno after maintenance. While climbing through 12,000 ft., the pilot privacy data omitted (PIC and sole occupant) noticed a loss of oil pressure on the no.1 engine. The pilot privacy data omitted shut down the engine in question and returned to ksmf. The following was reported by the Sacramento citation service center. The aircraft arrived at the Sacramento citation service center for work on a right engine thrust reverser discrepancy. After repair of the thrust reverser stow switch, both aircraft engines were serviced with oil by a service center technician before the aircraft was released. During climb-out, at approximately 12,000 feet, the master warning system illuminated and the left engine oil pressure indicated at the bottom of the oil pressure scale. The pilot pulled the left throttle into cut-off, declared an emergency, and returned to the Sacramento citation service center safely. Upon aircraft inspection, it was revealed the oil cap/dipstick for the left engine was not secured. The over-center cam lock tab of the cap was in the up position, allowing the engine's oil to be pushed out the oil fill pipe. This was the cause of oil pressure loss.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 02, 2007, AT ABOUT 1850 HOURS PST, N211JS DEPARTED KSMF ENROUTE FOR KRNO AFTER MAINTENANCE. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 FT., THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ (PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT) NOTICED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON THE NO.1 ENGINE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE IN QUESTION AND RETURNED TO KSMF. THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED BY THE SACRAMENTO CITATION SERVICE CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE SACRAMENTO CITATION SERVICE CENTER FOR WORK ON A RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER DISCREPANCY. AFTER REPAIR OF THE THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH, BOTH AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE SERVICED WITH OIL BY A SERVICE CENTER TECHNICIAN BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED. DURING CLIMB-OUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 FEET, THE MASTER WARNING SYSTEM ILLUMINATED AND THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PRESSURE SCALE. THE PILOT PULLED THE LEFT THROTTLE INTO CUT-OFF, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO THE SACRAMENTO CITATION SERVICE CENTER SAFELY. UPON AIRCRAFT INSPECTION, IT WAS REVEALED THE OIL CAP/DIPSTICK FOR THE LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT SECURED. THE OVER-CENTER CAM LOCK TAB OF THE CAP WAS IN THE UP POSITION, ALLOWING THE ENGINE'S OIL TO BE PUSHED OUT THE OIL FILL PIPE. THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF OIL PRESSURE LOSS.