Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 2, 2025
Submitted
January 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670KF
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605306
Aircraft time
14,636 hours, 11,668 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Engine time
12,849 hours, 10,041 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Rh Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING KTTN WITH 5 PASSENGERS ON THE WAY BACK TO KMKT. DURING THE CLIMB OUT…APPROXIMATELY 1830Z…THE RED MASTER WARNING CAME ON. PILOTS SAW THE CAS MESSAGE STATING IN RED A RIGHT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. PILOTS GOT THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST OUT AND SHORTLY AFTER ALSO NOTICED A FOG/SMOKE DEVELOPING IN BOTH THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. AT THIS TIME, PILOTS STATED TO PHILADELPHIA APPROACH THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO KTTN. APPROACH ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND THEY STATED “NO”. PILOTS WENT THROUGH THE CHECKLIST AND AGREED TO SHUTDOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THE FOG/SMOKE TOTALLY DISAPPEARED FROM BOTH THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. AT THIS POINT, PILOTS EXECUTED A SINGLE ENGINE VISUAL APPROACH ONTO RWY 24 AT KTTN. WE LANDED AND TAXIED TO SIGNATURE AVIATION WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES OR INCIDENTS. ALSO, DURING THIS INCIDENT ALL OTHER RIGHT ENGINE INDICATORS STAYED NORMAL/IN THE GREEN. AN AOG MOBILE MX TEAM WAS ENLISTED AND THEY BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE AS DIRECTED BY PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA. OIL RESIDUE WAS FOUND IN AND AROUND THE BOV. P&WC SUSPECTS THAT A MAIN BEARING SEAL OR INTERNAL OIL TRANSFER TUB SEAL HAS FAILED, AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED AND SENT TO A QUALIFIED SHOP FOR REPAIR.

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