Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
August 12, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 510
Engine
Pwc PW615FA
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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) APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT FELT A SMALL VIBRATION. 10 MINUTES LATER, THE FOLLOWING CAS MESSAGE WAS SEEN: GEN OFF L. AFTER ANOTHER 45 MIN, DURING APPROACH TO LFPB, OIL PRESSURE RAISED AND THEN DECREASED TO 0 PSI. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING AT LFPB. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION REVEALED A SIGNIFICANT PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE ENGINE. TROUBLESHOOTING ONGOING.

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