20221026019169I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon HAWKER 800XP · Fort Myers, FL · October 26, 2022

Date
October 26, 2022 · 13:20 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Airport
Southwest Florida International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UVCA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N705BB
Reported as
Raytheon Hawker 800XP
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE731-5BR
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,351 total

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.

At cruise flight enroute to kmth the oil pressure on the left engine started to fluctuate. As the oil pressure started to drop, the crew performed a precautionary engine shutdown. The crew diverted to krsw and landed without incident. Engine oil was seen dripping from the engine cowling. A maintenance technician found the engine oil tank cap not installed on the oil tank filler.

As the FAA filed it

AT CRUISE FLIGHT ENROUTE TO KMTH THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. AS THE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP, THE CREW PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE CREW DIVERTED TO KRSW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE OIL WAS SEEN DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE ENGINE OIL TANK CAP NOT INSTALLED ON THE OIL TANK FILLER.