Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
July 5, 2015
Submitted
July 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779JS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0036
Aircraft time
8,184 hours, 5,953 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ44
Engine time
7,872 hours, 5,766 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO CRUISE THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED THE RT OIL PRESS DROPPING. ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AS OIL PRESS DROPPED INTO THE RED, PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN IAW THE QRH, RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS, DECLARED AN EMER, PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE FIELD & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. GAINED ACCESS TO THE RT ENG & CLEANED UP THE OIL RESIDUE. REMOVED THE OIL FILTER & SENT IT OUT FOR ANALYSIS. FURTHER REMOVED THE CHIP DETECTOR & INSPECTED IT FOR CHIPS, NO CHIPS WERE FOUND. INSTALLED A NEW OIL FILTER & ASSOCIATED O RINGS. IN ADDITION, CHECKED THE OIL FILLER CAP FOR DAMAGED O RING & THE P TANK LINE FOR SECURITY, NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE ENG WAS SERVICED WITH 1 QUART OF OIL. RAN THE ACFT AT POWER FOR 5 MINUTES TO CHECK FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.

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