Service difficulty report · Vent Line · Beech B300

Difficulty date
May 29, 2016
Submitted
May 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL908
Aircraft time
1,612 hours, 1,356 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Vent Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT CRUISE ALTITUDE LT ENG OIL PRESS WENT TO 85 PSI & CONTINUED TO DROP. OIL WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE LT ENG BEHIND THE PROPELLER, AT 65 PSI ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & ACFT DIVERTED. SECURED THE OIL VENT LINE FROM THE TORQUE TRANSMITTER AT THE POWER SECTION CASE. ENG WAS SERVICED WITH OIL. ENG GND RUNS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED & A POST OCF INSPECTION WAS ALSO PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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