Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 3, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Pressure Loss
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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) CLIMBING OUT THROUGH 14,000 FT, THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WENT TO ZERO. THE PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, OIL DRIPPING FROM THE COWLING WAS OBSERVED. SOME OIL WAS STILL VISIBLE IN SIGHT GLASS. TROUBLESHOOTING ONGOING.

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