Service difficulty report · Oil System

Difficulty date
August 21, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, ENROUTE, IN CRUISE THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING SOUNDED. PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND OIL PRESSURE FELL INTO RED BAND. PILOT SHUT DOWN AND SECURED THE ENGINE. ACFT WAS DIVERTED WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. AFTER LANDING, A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS, AND OIL LEVEL INDICATED MINIMUM.