Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 14, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500290
Aircraft time
1,311 hours, 765 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Gearbox
Part number
23086770
Part serial
3042
Condition
Leaking
Location
Right
Part time
1,311 hours, 765 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL370 "OIL LEVEL LOW R" ILLUMINATED ON THE EICAS. ENGINE OIL WAS AT 8.5 QUARTS LOW AND DECREASING. COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WHCH ULTIMATELY DIRECTED US TO SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE. AFTER SHUTDOWN, NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE RT COWLING AND A LARGE STREAK OF OIL ALONG THE SIDE OF THE NACELLE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO OIL SHOWING IN THE RT ENGINE SIGHT GAUGE. DURING THE PREFLIGHT OIL WAS SHOWING 2.5 QUARTS LOW ON THE RT ENGINE. R & R ACCESSORY GEARBOX, LEAK & OPERATIONALY CHECK'S GOOD IAW: MFG M/M 72-63-10. MFG REQUESTS AC GENERATOR BE REPLACEMENT. R & R AC GENERATOR, OPERATIONALY CHECK'S GOOD IAW: MM 24-20-01.

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