What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Assigned general aviation occurrence received from msy mor reporting: New Orleans, LA (msy); aircraft declared an emergency due to loss of right engine; flight diverted & landed hum at 1358C, 07/26/2019 1858Z. The privacy data omitted pilot reported: while enroute from kefd to ktlh, noticed low oil pressure on the right engine. Observed engine oil residue on the right cowling and executed a precautionary shutdown. Pilot declared an emergency, diverted to khum and landed without further incident. A maintenance provider at khum (hired by the owner) reported that the #2 cylinder rocker arm hold down bolt had backed out and the rocker arm punched a hole in the rocker cover allowing oil to escape.
As the FAA filed it
ASSIGNED GENERAL AVIATION OCCURRENCE RECEIVED FROM MSY MOR REPORTING: NEW ORLEANS, LA (MSY); AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF RIGHT ENGINE; FLIGHT DIVERTED & LANDED HUM AT 1358C, 07/26/2019 1858Z. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT REPORTED: WHILE ENROUTE FROM KEFD TO KTLH, NOTICED LOW OIL PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. OBSERVED ENGINE OIL RESIDUE ON THE RIGHT COWLING AND EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO KHUM AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A MAINTENANCE PROVIDER AT KHUM (HIRED BY THE OWNER) REPORTED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER ROCKER ARM HOLD DOWN BOLT HAD BACKED OUT AND THE ROCKER ARM PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE ROCKER COVER ALLOWING OIL TO ESCAPE.
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