Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 1, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft time
5,583 hours
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, ON CLIMBOUT, THE CREW OBSERVED THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AND THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED TO ZERO. THE PRESSURE RECOVERED, DROPPED TO ZERO AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN RECOVERED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE AS A PRECAUTION. THE ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE OIL SYS IS ON-GOING.

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