Service difficulty report · Line · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
September 12, 2008
Submitted
October 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5119
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
258177
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315R
Part
Line
Part number
30753851
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oilpressure
Part time
7,529 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FLIGHT, AFTER 1 HR 27 MIN INTO FLIGHT, THE LT OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR FLUCTUATED FROM APPROXIMATELY 42-45 PSI DOWN TO 30-35 PSI TWICE PER SECOND CONTINUOUSLY. OIL TEMP REMAINED NORMAL, ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL, (N1, ITT, N2). APPROXIMATELY 4-6 MINUTES LATER THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR FLUCTUATED DOWN TO 25-35 PSI, THE LT ENGINE "OIL PRESS LOW" ANNUCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE SIC REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, EXECUTED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES IAW CHECKLIST PROCEDURE. THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED . THE LT ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR WAS FOUND POPPED, METAL PIECES WERE FOUND IN THE FILTER AND TRANSFER GEARBOX, AND THE NR 6 BEARING, OIL PRESSURE LINE WAS FOUND CRACKED. (K)