Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 18, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE LT ENGINE WAS OBSERVED SMOKING DURING TAXI TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING. OIL WAS FOUND TO BE DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. WHEN THE COWLING WAS OPENED LEAKING OIL WAS PRESENT ON BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AND INNER COWLING. IN FLIGHT AND ON THE GROUND PILOTS DID NOT HAVE ANY ABNORMAL OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING A SLIGHT ODOR WAS NOTED IN THE CABIN BUT NO SMOKE. A LOCAL TECH INSPECTED THE ENGINE AN FOUND OIL LYING BELOW THE FAN AND THE BYPASS DUCT COVERED IN OIL.

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