Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 12, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, 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 ON DEPARTURE THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO & LOW OIL PRESS ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN SO THE CREW DONNED O2 MASKS & DROPPED THE PAXS MASKS. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & THE CREW MADE AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE FIELD. ONCE CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRPORT FIRE CREW CLEARED THE ACFT TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. WHEN THE ACFT REACHED THE RAMP THE RT ENG BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE & THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOUSED THE ENG WITH WATER. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OIL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE NOSE CONE, LP SHAFT, BLEED VLV CAVITY, FAN BLADE AREA, & ENG CORE. ALSO, OIL RESIDUE WAS NOTED IN THE INLET, BYPASS & EXHAUST AREA.

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