SDR CA120507007

Service difficulty report · Oil System · Piagio P180

Difficulty date: March 30, 2012
Submitted: September 14, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Piagio P180
Engine: Pwa PT6A66
System (JASC): 7930 · Engine Oil Indicating System
Part: Oil System
Condition: Low Pressure
Location: Engine
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: G, A

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

What was found

(CAN) JUST AFTER T/O, SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN. THE CREW SELECTED FANS OFF AND THE SMOKE BEGAN TO SUBSIDE. CABIN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED AND ACFT SAFELY RETURNED TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE LT ENGINE NACELLE DUE TO A FAULTY OIL TANK PRESSURIZING VALVE GASKET. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED GASKET BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.