Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
February 29, 2024
Submitted
February 29, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364AE
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
036
Aircraft time
7,184 hours, 4,775 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Engine time
6,979 hours, 4,646 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

LOW OIL PRESSURE ON LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMB OUT FROM KPIE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND REROUTED BACK TO KPIE. WE HAD MAINTENANCE WAITING FOR THEIR ARRIVAL. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL CAP WAS LOOSE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE CAP AND TANK AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. OIL WAS SERVICED AND ENGINES RUNS PERFORMED WITH NO ISSUES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.