Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
July 30, 2026
Submitted
July 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171AA
Make and model
Cessna 510
Aircraft serial
5100412
Aircraft time
5,413 hours, 5,414 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW615FA
Engine time
3,427 hours, 3,314 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

RT ENG OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 ON APPROACH INTO HIO FROM PAE. PRESSURE JUMPED UP INTO GREEN & SPIKED INTO RED & STAYED THERE. ENG THEN SHUTDOWN INFLT ON APPROACH. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT CHKD OIL LEVEL ON ENGS & BOTH WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF MIN/MAX BAR. IDLE RUN & POWER RUNS FOR 10 MINS CONDUCTED WITH NO ABNORMAL READINGS. AT THIS TIME ALL MAINT CHKS GOOD. MAINT INSPECTED INDICATION SYS WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. LAST MONTH THE RT ENG HAD OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS & REPLACED CONNECTOR TO OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AFTER WE FOUND THE RESISTANCE GOING TO OPEN. CONNECTOR CHECKED & NO ISSUES NOTED. IN 2024 THIS ENG HAD A LOW OIL PRESSURE ISSUE & NR 4 BEARING CARBON SEAL REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES WITH OIL PRESSURE ON ENG BETWEEN THE 2024 WORK & REPLACEMENT OF CONNECTOR IN JUNE OF 2024. NO ISSUES WITH OIL PRESSURE SINCE THE JUNE 2024 CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT EITHER.

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