Service difficulty report · Line · Emb EMB120

Difficulty date
March 20, 2010
Submitted
March 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120
Aircraft serial
120243
Aircraft time
28,970 hours, 37,022 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Engine time
22,871 hours, 29,352 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
1593732
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 11323-1 KFRG-KACY: AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE AURAL WARNING ACTIVATED. THE CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING ON THE ANALOG INDICATOR. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND SHUT-DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE BEFORE THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED ZERO. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KFRG AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL COOLER BY-PASS LINE HAD RUPTURED ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO LEAK OUT. THE BY-PASS LINE WAS REPLACED; ENGINE OIL SERVICED AND A GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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