Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
December 29, 2008
Submitted
December 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829LX
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258466
Aircraft time
8,531 hours, 5,360 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Engine time
8,297 hours, 5,188 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Missing
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT NR1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND DIVERTED. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX FOUND THE OIL SERVICING CAP NOT INSTALLED. THE OIL RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AND OIL WAS FOUND COVERING THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE. MX SERVICED THE OIL AND IS PERFORMING AN OIL "SOAP" ANALYSIS USING RESIDUAL OIL FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE. ACFT WILL BE RELEASED PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE "SOAP" ANALYSIS.