Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 15, 2009
Submitted
February 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N704LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500091
Aircraft time
9,951 hours, 6,135 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Engine time
9,792 hours, 6,028 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr1 Engine
Part time
9,792 hours, 6,028 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED AN OIL ODOR AND SMOKE HAZE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE CREW MONITORED THE OIL QTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT AND REPORTED LOOSING ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL PER HOUR. THE ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY. MX ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO THE NR 1 ENGINE. OIL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE. ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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