What was found
(CAN) THE ACFT MADE AN UNSCEDULED LANDING WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE PLUNGER BECAME JAMMED IN THE BODY OF THE OIL PRESURE RELIEF VALVE CAUSING A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. MX REPLACED THE PLUNGER AND THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2008
- Submitted
- December 1, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech D18S
- Aircraft time
- 8,351 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R985AN14B
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Plunger
- Part number
- 1139
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Relief Valve
- Part time
- 1,394 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.