Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
May 18, 2010
Submitted
May 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8877A
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7877
Aircraft time
15,326 hours, 12,834 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
19,277 hours, 16,456 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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 REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FL330 ENROUTE, CAPTAIN OBSERVED RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING FROM 42 TO 27 PSI. FLT CREW PERFORMED QRH & REDUCED THRUST ON RT ENGINE. JUST AS THE THRUST REDUCED, RT ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS & EXTINGUISHED. FLT CREW NOTIFIED CENTER & REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE. FOLLOWING A DESCENT TO FL210, RT ENG OIL PRESSURE STILL FLUCTUATING. FLT CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT. A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING MADE. DETAILED TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED ON ENGINE. BASED ON THE ENGINE'S HISTORY AS AN OIL CONSUMER & FAILURE OF NORMAL TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PRESSURE FLUCTUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED TO REMOVE ENGINE.