Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 11, 2015
Submitted
April 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605829
Aircraft time
5,561 hours, 4,258 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Engine time
5,614 hours, 4,296 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, R, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 3000 FT. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED BELOW 20 PSI & WAS RED. FELT A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THRUST ON THE RT ENGINE. POWER WAS REDUCED ON BOTH ENGINES TO LEVEL THE ACFT AT 5000 & IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN & COCKPIT. ONCE THE POWER WAS REDUCED THE SMOKE SEEMED TO DISSIPATE. ON THE TAXIWAY & WHILE BEING INSPECTED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS READING IN THE NORMAL RANGE. AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE RT ENGINE STARTED SMOKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE NACELLE. R & R THE RT ENGINE DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE CAUSING OIL PRESSURE LOSS. HEAVY OIL IN & AROUND FAN NOSE CONE, EXHAUST & BYPASS AREA. ACCOMPLISHED LAW EMM 71-00-00 & 72-00-00.

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