Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 30, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Oil System
Condition
Pressure Loss
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) IFSD DURING REVENUE FLIGHT PILOTS NOTED OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 25 PSI IN CLIMB. OIL PRESSURE RECOVERED TO NORMAL RANGE AFTER A FEW SECONDS. SUBSEQUENTLY, DURING CRUISE, A SIGNIFICANT DROP OF OIL PRESSURE OCCURRED. PILOTS REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO FLIGHT IDLE, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES IN FLIGHT PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO CLOSEST AIRPORT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ONGOING.

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