SDR 2004F00053

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 26, 2004
Submitted
January 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3108B
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC509
Aircraft time
29,346 hours, 41,547 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Engine time
26,085 hours, 35,567 cycles
Part
Gasket
Part number
31037511
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE ON APPROACH, THE RT (LOW OIL PRESSURE) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS READING 40 PSI AND FALLING. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT THE RT ENGINE DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GASKET AT THE NOSE CONE OF THE RT ENGINE HAD FAILED AND SEEPED OIL UNTIL THERE WAS AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY.