Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
January 19, 2019
Submitted
January 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508SN
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20269
Aircraft time
3,061 hours, 1,693 cycles
Engine
Hnywl AS90711A
Engine time
6,061 hours, 1,691 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KADS ON 01/19/2019 AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH FL200, THE CREW OBSERVED THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KADS(HOME)AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RT ENGINE, MAINTENANCE OBSERVED THAT THE OIL CAP WAS NOT LOCKED IN POSITION THAT OIL HAD BEEN LOST FROM THE OIL TANK. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE ENGINE OIL TO FULL AND INSTALLED THE OIL CAP AND LOCKED IT. {END}