SDR ASOA03399

Service difficulty report · Cap · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
August 26, 2003
Submitted
October 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
405
Part
Cap
Condition
Missing
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FROM ATL-MYR, AT APPROX 19,000 FT CREW RECEIVED A LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING ON GAUGE AND CREW ALERT PANEL. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED SLOWLY TO BOTTOM OF GAUGE AND AN ASSOCIATED CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CODE AND A RED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING MESSAGE. CREW COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURES, SHUT DOWN LT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AGS, LANDING SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OIL CAP NOT INSTALLED ON LT ENGINE, CLEANED AND SERVICED IT WITH 9 QUARTS OF OIL. MAINTENANCE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN AND SCAVENGER OIL FILTERS AS A PRECAUTION. LT ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS WILL BE INSPECTED DAILY FOR 65 HOURS. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)