Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 400BEECH

Difficulty date
November 27, 2007
Submitted
November 29, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8HQ
Make and model
Beech 400BEECH
Aircraft serial
RJ50
Aircraft time
8,442 hours, 7,944 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
8,261 hours, 7,856 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON THE DECENT, THE CREW HAD AN OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT AT THAT TIME THE CREW OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS INDICATING LOW PRESSURE. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL FILL CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED DOWN AND THAT OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE FLIGHT. DO TO THE AMOUNT OF OIL MISSING FROM THE OIL TANK THE ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.