Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 3, 2011
Submitted
January 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8283C
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK83
Aircraft time
4,550 hours, 4,455 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
4,380 hours, 4,335 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, NOTICED A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT FLASH. THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN, LOOKED ALL AROUND AND SAW NOTHING. THEN IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND IT WAS THE RT OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. LOOKED AT THE GAUGE AND THE NEEDLE WAS IN THE RED. WENT TO THE CHECK LIST AND REDUCED POWER ON ENGINE. NO CHANGE ON THE GAUGE AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. SO THE NEXT STEP WAS TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. RETURNED & LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. MX PERSONNEL CAME OUT TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COWL. TESTS ARE BEING DONE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT ON FIRST GLANCE THERE WAS METAL PIECES IN THE OIL FILTER AND OIL.

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