Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
January 24, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE REDUCED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED THE FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED EXTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE THE EVENT AND WILL SUPPLEMENT THIS REPORT TO PROVIDE ROOT CAUSE, ONCE ESTABLISHED.