What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF AT 15,000 FT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL-PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, GAUGE READ NORMAL PRESSURE, PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- December 25, 2009
- Submitted
- January 4, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N39DK
- Make and model
- Lear 35A
- Aircraft serial
- 480
- Aircraft time
- 22,271 hours, 21,529 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7931 · Engine Oil Pressure
- Part
- Pressure Switch
- Part number
- P22B12
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 22,271 hours, 21,529 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.