Service difficulty report · Pump · Cvac 580

Difficulty date
May 1, 2007
Submitted
May 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588X
Make and model
Cvac 580
Aircraft serial
52
Aircraft time
69,002 hours
Part
Pump
Part number
6829079
Part serial
BL56346
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE EN-ROUTE FROM BORINQUEN (BQN) TO PORT-O-SPAIN (POS) APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT, THE CREW OBSERVED THE RIGHT HAND REDUCTION GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE DECREASE FROM APPROXIMATELY 150 PSI TO APPROXIMATELY 100 PSI. MINIMUM IS 130 PSI. THE CREW ELECTED TO SECURE THE ENGINE USING PROCEDURES IN THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) AND RETURN TO BQN WHERE THEY LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE REDUCTION GEARBOX OIL PUMP AND FILTER ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) IS CLOSED.