Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 28, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, 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 CLIMB, THE ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ILLUMINATED AS THE PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 20 PSI. THE PILOT THROTTLED BACK AND THEN SMOKE CAME INTO THE CABIN. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED BEFORE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE OIL LEVEL TO BE BELOW MINIMUM AND TRACES OF OIL WERE SEEN OUTSIDE THE ENGINE COWLS AND ON THE THRUST REVERSERS. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING. WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

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