Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 404

Difficulty date
July 26, 2012
Submitted
July 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404MG
Make and model
Cessna 404
Aircraft serial
4040813
Aircraft time
15,610 hours
Engine
Cont GTSIO520M
Engine time
5,451 hours
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN CONFIGURING THE ACFT FOR CRUISE FLIGHT THE LT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DECREASED. PILOT NOTED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DECLINING AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. OPEN

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