Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 7, 2021
Submitted
January 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837JS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
560XL5164
Aircraft time
8,951 hours, 6,026 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Engine time
8,907 hours, 5,983 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Empty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

LT ENGINE OIL ON TAKE OFF WENT TO ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS ENGINE. BACK ON 11/11/2020. MAINTENANCE DISCUSSED WITH PW ENGINE MANUFACTURE AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE ENGINE. ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED AND SENT OUT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. ONCE TEAR DOWN IS AVAILABLE WILL UPDATE SDR.

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