Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
February 8, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 510
Engine
Pwc PW615FA
Part
Oil System
Condition
High Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT SAW INCREASING OIL PRESSURE ON ONE ENGINE. THE PRESSURE WENT INTO THE AMBER AND THEN INTO THE RED. THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK TO IDLE AND THE OIL PRESSURE WENT INTO THE GREEN. THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AGAIN INTO THE AMBER AND THEN RED. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND DIVERTED.

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