Service difficulty report · Dipstick · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
September 14, 2016
Submitted
September 14, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N630TK
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600155
Aircraft time
11,482 hours, 9,184 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
Engine time
11,396 hours, 8,373 cycles
Part
Dipstick
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AN ASSOCIATED ANNUNCIATOR SEGMENT LIGHT FOR THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. THE CREW RAN THE CHECKLIST AND IT ADVISED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL IF OIL PRESSURE IS BELOW 35 PSI. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY ON APPROACH, THE CREW CONTINUED WITH THEIR APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE CREW, REVEALED THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK LOCKING TAB WAS NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS STILL ENGAGED HOWEVER, THE ENGINE OIL SYSTEM WAS NOT SEALED AND THE OIL WAS SUCKED OUT OF THE DIPSTICK STANDPIPE. OIL RESIDUE WAS FOUND ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE COWLING AND ON THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE OIL DIPSTICK WAS IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS ALL WERE ALL OK. THE ENGINE WAS SERVICED WITH OIL AND THE ENGINE AND COWLING WAS CLEANED. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED AND NO OTHER LEAKS WERE NOTED.