SDR CA141024009

Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date: October 3, 2014
Submitted: March 12, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Cessna 560CESSNA
Engine: Pwa PW545A
System (JASC): 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
Part: Engine
Condition: Leaking
Location: Oil System
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: K, 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 FLIGHT, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SUDDENLY DROPPED. THE PILOT THEN PROCEEDED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT THE SCHEDULED DESTINATION. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING GROUND INSPECTION, NO OIL CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE SIGHT GAUGE OF THE OIL TANK. THE OIL LEVEL WAS SATISFACTORY DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AND IT WAS NOTED THAT FOR THE PREVIOUS 5 DAYS, OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NEGLIGIBLE.