Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 24, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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) DURING REPOSITIONING FLIGHT, DURING CLIMB, PILOT NOTICED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL CAUTION LIGHT, CREW REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED THE FLIGHT WHERE AN UNEVENFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED OIL IN THE COMPESSOR AREA AND BYPASS DUCT. ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION & REPAIR.

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