SDR 95ZZZX783

Service difficulty report · Elbow · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 31, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3115K
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC586
Part
Elbow
Part number
31039391
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Prop Gov
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O, E

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

What was found

CMH - PILOT REPORTED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO CMH, LEFT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON LEFT GAUGE. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, THE 90 DEGREE ELBOW ON THE LEFT PROP GOVERNOR WAS FOUND CRACKED IN HALF. THE ELBOW WAS REPLACED AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM PERFORMED WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL AND NO LEAKS NOTED.