Service difficulty report · Oil System

Difficulty date
April 19, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW305B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) LOW OIL PRESSURE ON FINAL APPROACH, LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT GEAR DOWN WAS CONFIRMED BY ALTERNATE INDICATION, PIN. ON GROUND, AT APPROXIMATELY AT THE TIME OF ENGAGING THE THRUST REVERSERS, THE ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION CAME ON AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CREW SAW UNUSUAL VALUES OF N2, 28-30 PERCENT, SUB IDLE.