What was found
PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO BOTTOM OF GREEN ARC DURING CRUISE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN OIL SYSTEM. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2018
- Submitted
- August 23, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6879R
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- C4020611
- Aircraft time
- 34,941 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520VB
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Left
- 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.