Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
December 16, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft time
27,982 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, THE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING WAS ACTIVATED. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN. 5 MIN PRIOR TO LANDING, THE ENGINE WAS RE-STARTED AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL EXCEPT THAT THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING. THEY KEPT THE ENGINE RUNNING TILL LANDING. POST FLIGHT INSP REVEALED THAT THE OIL TANK WAS EMPTY AND A SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK WAS OBSERVED AT THE STARTER GENERATOR PAD. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT FOR REPAIRS. MFG WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED (TC NR 20071221008)

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