Service difficulty report · Connector · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 30, 2019
Submitted
July 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
080
Aircraft time
9,435 hours, 4,329 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOTS NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE IN LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. OIL PRESSURE WOULD FLUCTUATE WELL PAST RED-LINE AND SPIKED AS HIGH AS MAX TRANSIENT OIL PRESSURE. A LOSE CONNECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE THE ISSUE. THE CONNECTOR WAS CLEANED, TIGHTENED, AND SAFETY WIRED. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.