Service difficulty report · Propeller · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
November 12, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft time
36,524 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D22A
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60117
Part
Propeller
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4
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 AT FL240 AFTER DEPARTURE THE CREW OBSERVED LOW OIL QTY ON NR 2 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. SHORTLY AFTER RE-ESTABLISHING CRUISE AT FL220 THE CREW OBSERVED LOW OIL QTY ON NR 4 PROPELLER. THE PROP WAS SELECTED TO MECHANICAL GOVERNING AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. THE NR 4 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN ON DESCENT TO PRECLUDE PROP OVERSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE SCAVENGE FILTER AND THE NR 4 PROPELLER ASSY. AIRCRAFT SATISFACTORILY GROUND RUN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.