Service difficulty report · Oil System · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 9, 2014
Submitted
January 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120293
Aircraft time
33,756 hours, 33,784 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT, NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED & THEN WENT OUT. THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS BETWEEN 40-55 & FLUCTUATING, POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE & PROP FEATHERED. THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE NEVER WENT BELOW 40. EMERGENCY DECLARED & RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYS, PERFORMED LOW OIL PRESSURE OPS LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. R & R RT ENGINE MAIN AND SCAVENGE OIL FILTERS. REMOVED, INSPECTED AND REINSTALLED. R & R OIL TANK CRUISE DETECTOR LISTEN FOR UASUAL NOISES WHILE TOURING HP AND LP AND PROP, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN FOR 10 MINS AT 80 PERCENT TORQUE. REINSPECTED, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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