Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
April 6, 2012
Submitted
April 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510CJ
Make and model
Cessna 510
Aircraft serial
5100173
Aircraft time
634 hours, 646 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW615FA
Engine time
634 hours, 646 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED, IN CRUISE AT FL360, CREW NOTICED "OIL PRESS LO L" CAS MESSAGE ON THE CENTER MFD. THE CREW REFERRED TO THE ACFT CHECKLIST, WHICH INSTRUCTED THE CREW TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE CREW PERFORMED THE RECOMMENDED SHUTDOWN OF THE NR 1 (LT) ENGINE. CREW ADVISED ATC THAT THEY WERE SINGLE ENGINE, NON-EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED FL240, CONTINUING TO DESTINATION. ACFT ARRIVED, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT REVEALED OIL QUANTITY IS SUFFICIENT, BUT OIL BYPASS INDICATOR APPEARS TRIPPED. FOUND OIL BYPASS TRIPPED, BUT NO DEBRIS IN FILTER. MOVED OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS LT TO RT AND (RE) PERFORMED SL510-79-02. OPERATED ACFT, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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