Service difficulty report · Oil System

Difficulty date
February 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313
Part
Oil System
Condition
Depleted
Location
Lt Eng
Part time
5,076 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, K
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) L/H OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND L/H LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AND AIRCRAFT LANDED. FOUND LOWER COWL AND ENGINE SOAKED WITH OIL AND OIL TANK EMPTY. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL IN JET PIPE OR BYPASS DUCT. ENGINE AND COWL WASHED DOWN, AND OIL TANK TOPPED UP. AIR/OIL BREATHER REPLACED, ENGINE RUN-UP AND TEST FLIGHT CARRIED OUT WITH NO FAULT FOUND, OIL CONSUMPTION NORMAL.