Service difficulty report · Engine · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 30, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
2,215 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE, PILOT OBSERVED FLUCTUATIONS IN OIL PRESSURE WITHIN THE GREEN BAND, ONE OR TWO SEGMENTS UP AND DOWN FROM NORMAL 110 PSI. INITIALLY SUSPECTED TRANSDUCER, TRANSDUCER WAS PRE-SB79004. UPON LANDING AND SELECTION OF BETA, OIL PRESSURE OBSERVED AT 160 PSI. UNTIL SHUTDOWN. DURING MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN, OIL PRESSURE OBSERVED AT 70 PSI. OIL FILTER FOUND CONTAMINATED. OIL FILTER HOUSING AND BYPASS VALVE CLEANED. CHIP DETECTOR CHECKED, OK. POWER SECTION SCREEN CHECKED, OK. OIL FILTER AND OIL CHANGED, FILTER AND OIL SAMPLE FORWARDED TO PWC. SB79004 INCORPORATED. GROUND RUN OK- OIL PRESSURE OBSERVED AT 110 PSI. RETURNED TO SERVICE. ANALYSIS FROM PWC INDICATED CARBON CONTAMINATED FILTER AND OIL SAMPLE.