Service difficulty report · Oil System · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 26, 2022
Submitted
November 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
N567SW
Aircraft time
38,917 hours, 52,092 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Engine time
44,521 hours, 56,788 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, GOT A MASTER WARNING AND THE OIL PRESSURE FOR RT ENGINE BEGAN TO FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY DROPPED BELOW 40 PSI. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE & PREFORMED ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PILOT DID DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. DIVERTED TO MMIO, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TRAVELLED TO MMIO AND TROUBLESHOT RT ENGINE FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE & LEAKAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEVEL SIGHT GAUGE EMPTY. SERVICED SEVEN QUARTS OF OIL. MECHANIC RAN RT ENGINE FOR 30 MINUTES AT 80%, OPS & LEAK CHECKS WERE PERFORMED DURING RUN. FOUND NO ISSUES. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN MECHANIC INSPECTED AREAS AGAIN FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED, & ALL OPS CHECK FOUND GOOD. DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY FAULTY COMPONENTS OR ISSUES AT THIS TIME.

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