What was found
MECHANIC NOTICED THAT OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. FOUND 3 PIECES OF SAFETY WIRE STUCK UNDER OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. REMOVED THE WIRE AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- December 23, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N26150
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0111
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520UB
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Plunger
- Part number
- 642336
- Condition
- Fod Malfunction
- Location
- Oil Press Relief
- Component
- 642224
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.