Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
September 3, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
1,401 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Oil Sys
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING TRAINING FLIGHT AT APPROX 1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT, FLYING PILOT NOTICED A LWR THAN NORMAL ENG OIL PRESSURE ON LT ENGINE. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS CARRIED OUT AND COMPLETED. LT ENG OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY (FLICKERED). ENG SHUTDOWN DRILL THEN COMPLETED FOR THE LT ENG. ACFT LANDED SINGLE ENG WITHOUT INCIDENT. ARFF MET THE ACFT UPON LANDING. AIRCREW SHUTDOWN ACFT ONCE CLEAR OF RUNWAY. ARFF CONFIRMED NO DANGER EXISTED BUT NOTED THAT LT ENGINE`S OIL CAP WAS FOUND IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION UPON OPENING COWLING. ARFF HAD MX CALLED TO RETRIEVE ACFT. AME REMOVED, INSPECTED/REINSTALLED OIL CAP TO CONFIRM NORMAL OPERATION. NO LOOSENESS OR OTHER DEFECTS NOTED WITH THE CAP. OIL FILLED TO EVALUATE FLUID LOSS (APPROX 5.5 QUARTS) AND MX CHECKS CARRIED OUT IAW ENG MFG INSTRUCTIONS. ENG AND NACELLE WAS WASHED AND GROUND RUN/LEAK CHECKS CARRIED OUT. ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE. INVESTIGATION: NON-FLYING PILOT CONDUCTED THE WALK-AROUND ON THE LT SIDE OF ENGINE (AFFECTED ENGINE). REPORTED THAT THE OILS LEVELS WERE LOW AND THAT HE ADDED OIL. HE ADDED, THAT HE HAD DIFFICULTY REMOVING OIL CAP. MENTIONED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT HE MAY HAVE IMPROPERLY SECURED THE CAP.

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