Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 29, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
7,655 hours
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB THROUGH 200, 300, AGL THE CREW NOTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND FLUCTUATING. THEY OBSERVED VALUES AS LOW AS 25 PSID. THE LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THROUGH 1000 FT AS THEY LEVELED THE ACFT AND REDUCED POWER TO RETURN TO LAND, THE NR 2 OIL PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL VALUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SERVICED WITH THE CORRECT QUANTITY OF OIL, THAT THE OIL FILTER WAS FREE FROM DEBRIS AND THAT THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIR.