Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
August 1, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE OBSERVED IN CRUISE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING PERFORMED. GROUND EXAMINATION SHOWED A QUANTITY OF METAL CHIPS ON THE RGB CHIP DETECTOR. ENGINE IS EN-ROUTE TO MFG FOR TEAR-DOWN INVESTIGATION. MFG WILL KEEP INFORMED AS THE INVESTIGATION PROGRESSES.