Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
January 19, 2017
Submitted
January 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77SF
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507072
Aircraft time
5,886 hours, 4,745 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73140R
Engine time
5,836 hours, 4,704 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
30607852
Part serial
071405700387
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
1,697 hours, 1,516 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

DURING LANDING, THE LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND CREW NOTED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS AT 23PSI, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED AND TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. CREW ALSO NOTED THE OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR WAS EXTENDED AFTER A POST SHUTDOWN CHECK. THE LT ENGINE OIL FILTER AND AN OIL SAMPLE WERE SENT FOR SPECTROGRAPHIC OIL ANALYSIS, THIS ENGINE HAD 8.3HRS SINCE THE PREVIOUS SOAP SAMPLE AND WAS ON A 25HR RE-SAMPLE FOR CONTAMINATION. RESULTS OF ANALYSIS INDICATED A FAULTY OIL PUMP. AN OVERHAULED PUMP WAS ACQUIRED AND INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A RE-SAMPLE OF THE OIL & FILTER IS TO BE PERFORMED IN 25HRS PER ENGINEERING.

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