Service difficulty report · Tube · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
July 31, 2007
Submitted
August 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AS
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
167
Aircraft time
23,327 hours, 21,855 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Engine time
24,454 hours, 21,336 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Bent
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

AIRCRAFT ON IT'S WAY FROM DAL TO LCK WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING, HE THEN ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENG DOWN AND DIVERTED INTO MEM. ENGINE SHOP FOUND OIL TUBES BENT AND GASKET BAD. REPLACED ALL TUBES AND ONE GASKET AT THE N1 MONOPOLE.

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