Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 21, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft time
2,307 hours
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Oil System
Part number
PW545A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
2,254 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 FERRY FLIGHT IN CLIMB THE NR 2 ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE THE CREW BROUGHT THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND THE PRESSURE DROPPED TO 15 PSI AND THE RED PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON. ON THE WAY BACK THE NR 1 ENGINE STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF LOW OIL PRESSURE. AFTER LANDING AND THE NR 1 THROTTLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE THE OIL PRESSURE WAS AT 20 PSI. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE OIL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE ENGINE BREATHER TUBE INTO THE JET PIPE. OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE FUSELAGE WHICH WOULD HAVE HAPPENED DURING OPERATION OF THE THRUST REVERSERS. MFG WAS ADVISED AND DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL WAS THE ISSUE. THEY STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH GROUND RUNS WERE CARRIED OUT DURING THE PERIOD THE ACFT WAS GROUNDED THE OIL ACTUALLY EATS AWAY AT THE ENGINE SEALS CAUSING OIL LEAKS. I HAD A LOOK AT SB`S, SL`S, AD`S AND MM AND COULD NOT FIND ANY INFO RELATED TO THE OIL CAUSING THIS.

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