Service difficulty report · Oil System · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
October 1, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 PILOT NOTICED A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ON ENGINE NR 2, CONFIRMED WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE READING ON INDICATOR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURNED TO ORIGIN WHERE A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOM ON GROUND, EVEN THEN THE MAIN OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. THE OIL SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. WAITING FOR DATA TO BE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE EVENT.

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