Service difficulty report · Line · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
December 9, 2002
Submitted
January 8, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N833AV
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
181
Aircraft time
1,237 hours, 545 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Engine time
1,237 hours, 545 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
30723742
Condition
Cracked
Location
2 Engine
Part time
1,237 hours, 545 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 2 OIL LIGHT ON MASTER WARNING PANEL CAME ON. POWER LEVER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, OIL PRESSURE INDICATION CONTINUED TO FALL TO LESS THAN 25 PSI, THIS TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS. CHECKLIST WAS CALLED, NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. CREW DEIVERTED FOR LONGER RUNWAY AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES. NO OTHER ABNOMALIES WERE ENCOUNTERED AND EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO MAINTENANCE BASE. OIL WAS FOUND DRIPPING OUT OF NR 2 ENGINE COWLING. FURTHER EXAMINATIONS OF ENGINE DISCOVERED CRACK ON OIL PRESSURE SUPPLY LINE TO THE AFT BEARING AREA. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND RUN AND LEAK CHECKS COMPLIED WITH. NO LEAKS NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.