Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 21, 2016
Submitted
October 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605542
Aircraft time
9,132 hours, 6,599 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Engine time
8,903 hours, 6,422 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
99124641
Part serial
76344353
Condition
Defective
Location
Left Engine
Part time
9,132 hours, 6,599 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS WERE SWAPPED DUE TO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. AFTER TAKE OFF LEFT AT 6,000 FT, OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND RETURNED AT 10,000 FT.. DIVERTED BACK TO DEPARTURE. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. SWAPPED FOR LEFT ENGINE TO RIGHT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. GROUND OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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