Service difficulty report · Fitting · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
February 22, 2018
Submitted
February 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N152AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC520
Aircraft time
27,321 hours, 13,069 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Feathering Oil
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED DURING CLIMB, THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND THEN RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ANNUNCIATION. FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED AN IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK AT DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DISCOVERED THE UN-FEATHERING OIL PUMP FITTINGS TO BE SOURCE OF THE OIL PRESSURE LOSS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FITTINGS WITH NEW AND INSTALLED NEW O-RINGS. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS WITH NO LEAKS NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.