Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 13, 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
CR
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) 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE OCCURRED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND NO OIL ON THE SIGHT GLASS. OIL WAS ADDED AND A SUBSEQUENT GROUND RUN FOUND SOME NOISE IN THE ENGINE CORE ON STARTUP/SHUTDOWN AND SIGNIFICANT OIL CONSUMPTION. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT FOR REPAIRS.

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