What was found
DURING TAKEOFF, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW MINIMUMS. THROTTLE WAS CLOSED AND AIRCRAFT WAS AUTOROTATED. CHECK VALVE NIPPLE HAD SEVERED AT OIL COOLER INLET.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9486F
- Make and model
- Hughes 369HS
- Aircraft serial
- 5406035
- System (JASC)
- 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 369A8326
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine Bay
- Part time
- 8,000 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- R, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.