What was found
PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE ON GROUND RUN-UP. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND THE STARTER ADAPTER NEEDLE BEARING DAMAGED. THE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED. FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE PROVIDED UPON TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2018
- Submitted
- October 24, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N706CA
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- C4020095
- Aircraft time
- 23,496 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520VB
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 630899
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine
- Component
- Engine · Cont · TSIO520VB
- Component part number
- TSIO520VB
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Z
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.