Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 9, 2016
Submitted
June 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605302
Aircraft time
1,150 hours, 9,158 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Engine time
12,467 hours, 9,828 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
31J190001
Part serial
PCEDB0311
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Right
Part time
12,467 hours, 9,828 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 FT, THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A RED MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, THE GAUGE RETURNED TO NORMAL WITH A REDUCED THRUST SETTING. ON POST FLIGHT, RT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WAS BELOW MINIMUM AND THERE IS A TRACE OF OIL ON THE LOWER AFT SECTION OF THE COWLING. AS PER RECOMMENDATION OF PWC: REMOVED RT ENGINE AND INSTALLED AN INSPECTED SERVICEABLE RT ENGINE. PERFORMED LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 71-00-00 AND EMM 72-00-00.

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