Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Emb EMB545

Difficulty date
January 30, 2026
Submitted
February 3, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279QS
Make and model
Emb EMB545
Aircraft serial
55010184
Aircraft time
190 hours, 106 cycles
Engine
Hnywl AS90731E
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

RIGHT, NR 2 ENGINE, OIL SERVICE BEFORE FLIGHT. IN FLIGHT ENGINE TWO OIL PRESSURE LOW ENG 2 OIL PRESS LO CAS ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED AND BROUGHT THE NUMBER TO ENGINE TO IDLE TO KEEP THE OIL PRESSURE IN THE GREEN. CAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED AT IDLE. OIL FILLER CAP ON NUMBER TWO ENGINE FOUND LOOSE AFTER LANDING. ARRIVED AND FOUND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL TO BE COVERING LOWERCOWLING, CLEANED ENTIRE COWLING AND OPENED THE COWLING TO INSPECT FURTHER. FOUND OIL FILLER CAP TO BE LOOSE/NOT SECURE AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL TO BE COVERING NEARBY COMPONENTS, CLEANED ENGINE COMPONENTS AND COWLING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR AND FOUND THE OIL LEVEL TO BE LOW. SERVICED RH ENGINE WITH 4 QTS OF 2380 UNTIL THE OIL WAS AT THE PROPER LEVEL IN REF TO EMB PRAETOR 500 AMM 12-12-01-612-801-A. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN AND FOUND NO ACTIVE LEAKS DURING OR AFTER THE RUNS. HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS AND TAXI DONE IN REF TO NJA MTX - EMBRAER PRAETOR 500 ENGINE RUN AND TAXI CHECKLIST, RH ENGINE TAKEN TO TAKE OFF 1 TIME ENGINE HAS BEEN PENALIZED FOR 1 CYCLE,

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