Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 30, 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
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) LOW OIL PRESSURE/IFSD DURING CLIMB PASSING FL110, THE ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING SOUNDED. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE, AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN BEFORE RETURNING TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND A LOW OIL LEVEL BUT NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING.

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