Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 28, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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) OIL PRESSURE LOSS/IFSD DURING CRUISE, THE OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETARD THE POWER TO FLIGHT IDLE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES OUT OF GRAND JUNCTION. OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS WERE FOLLOWED BY LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED BEFORE THE A/C LANDED (WITHOUT INCIDENT) IN GRAND JUNCTION. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT NR 4 BEARING OIL TRANSFER TUBE.

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