Service difficulty report · Plug · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
April 3, 2007
Submitted
April 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8836A
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7836
Aircraft time
8,717 hours, 7,304 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
8,717 hours, 7,304 cycles
Part
Plug
Condition
Missing
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SBN, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO FL290. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE ON THE RT OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE QRH AND REDUCED POWER ON THE ENGINE. SEEING THAT THE OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP, THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING WAS MADE AT MSP. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A MEL'D NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PUMP HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY MEL'D AT SBN. OIL LOSS WAS THE RESULT OF A MISSING SPLINE PLUG AND O-RING WHICH ARE PART OF THE MEL KI