Service difficulty report · Engine · Braero HS7482A

Difficulty date
June 14, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Braero HS7482A
Aircraft time
40,970 hours
Engine
Rroyce DART5342
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) DURING CLIMB, RT OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND OIL PRESSURE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE LOW. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INVESTIGATION REVEALED METAL PARTICLES IN THE OIL FILTERS AND ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS APPARENT AND CREW REPORTED NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS EXCEPT THE OIL PRESSURE. ENG WAS O/H AND CONVERTED TO MOD 1860 MAY 13/2004 AND REACHED A TSO 6700 HRS. REPAIRS WERE CARRIED OUT AT TSO 3380 HRS AND 4480 HRS. ENGINE WILL BE RETURNED FOR REPAIR/O/H. THIS SDR WIL BE CLOSED ON RECIEPT OF STRIP REPORT.