What was found
DURING THE CLIMB THE PILOTS NOTICED THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE WAS DESCENDING THREW 25 PSI. AT THAT POINT THE PILOTS SHUT DOWN THE NR 3 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2004
- Submitted
- May 8, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551CW
- Make and model
- Amd FALCON50MYST
- Aircraft serial
- 51
- Aircraft time
- 14,523 hours, 8,753 cycles
- Engine
- Alidsg TFE7313AR
- Engine time
- 13,807 hours, 8,078 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7930 · Engine Oil Indicating System
- Part
- Regulator Valve
- Part number
- 326180120013
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Eng Oil Pump
- Part time
- 3,000 hours, 2,200 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.