Service difficulty report · Engine · Cndair CL6012A12

Difficulty date
July 22, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6012A12
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Engine
Condition
Oil Consumption
Location
Right
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) AIRCRAFT HAD TO SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE DURING FLIGHT, DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. APPROX 3 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS FLUCUTATING BETWEEN 45 AND 65 PSI, THEN DROPPED AGAIN TO 35 AND 55 PSI, AND FINALLY GOT A STEADY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS IS WHEN THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE, AND DIVERTED. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE RT ENGINE WAS 4 QTS LOW ON OIL. THE PILOTS HAD ALREADY SERVICED THIS ENGINE WITH 2 QTS, PRIOR TO LEAVING. APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT USED 4 QTS OF OIL IN THAT 3 HOUR PERIOD. AN OIL CONSUMPTION CHECK WAS PERFORMED, AND WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. THE AIRCRAFT IS UNDERGOING FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. (TC NR 20060728006)