Service difficulty report · Unknown · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
July 16, 2013
Submitted
July 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
170
Aircraft time
5,079 hours, 3,114 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306A
Engine time
5,061 hours, 3,177 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
2,517 hours, 1,534 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THROUGH 5000', RECEIVED A LT ENG OIL LEVEL LOW MESSAGE. CONFIRMED WITH IDICATOR AT 22 PSI. OIL INCREASED SLIGHTLY TO 33-36, RAPIDLY DROPPED TO 0 PSI. PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. ON GROUND SAW OIL ON THE LOWER THRUST REVERSER BUCKET AND SOME ON THE LOWER EXHAUST. CREW DEBRIEF, THE CAS MESSAGE THAT WAS RECEIVED IN FLIGHT WAS LT ENG OIL PRESS LOW, THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE LT ENG OIL LEVEL LOW MESSAGE UNTIL AFTER LANDING. INSPECTED LT ENG OIL FILTER. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPOSITIONED THE LT AND RT OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REPOSITIONED TRANSDUCERS TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS. REMOVED THE LT OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND INSTALLED A NEW TRANSDUCER IAW MM 79-30-02. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.