Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
November 10, 2007
Submitted
December 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68ES
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
221
Engine
Garrtt TFE73123B
Part
O-Ring
Part number
S9413117
Condition
Missing
Location
Oil Filler Cap
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT STARTED EXPERIENCING LOSS IN OIL PRESSURE INDICATED BY THE LHS ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEEDLE BOUNCING BETWEEN THE RED MARKINGS ON THE GAUGE, THE NEEDLE AFTER A FEW SECONDS SETTLED DOWN IN THE GREEN AND THEN SLOWLY STARTED DECREASING, ON NOTICING THIS THE PIC DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 LHS ENGINE IAW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST AND FIND THE CLOSEST AIRPORT TO LAND. THEY PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES LANDING AT ABOUT 6:30 PM, ON 11/10/2007 AT AIRPORT. ON INSPECTING THE AC IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL FILLER CAP O-RING WAS MISSING AND THAT HAD CAUSED THE OIL TO DEPART THE ENGINE. ACCESS AIR PILOTS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED ON INSPECTING THE OIL FILLER CAPS O-RINGS FOR DAMAGE OR LOOSENESS, ACCESS AIR HAS ALSO NOW IMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES WHERE THE OIL FILLER CAP O-RING WILL BE REPLACED EVERY MONTH BY TRACKING IT ON THE COMPONENT STATUS SHEET. (K)

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