Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
March 17, 2002
Submitted
March 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120237
Aircraft time
28,106 hours, 35,887 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Seal
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON TAKEOFF RECEIVED A RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING. OIL PRESSURE RETURNED BACK IN THE GREEN ARC AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 60 & 50 PSID. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BACK OFF AGAIN WITH ASSOCIATED WARNINGS. OIL PRESSURE STABILIZED AT 63 PSID ON DOWNWIND RETURNING TO RENO. COMPLIED WITH INSPECTION OF CHIP DETECTOR AND INSPECTION OF OIL FILTERS. FOUND BAD SEAL ON OIL PUMP PICK UP TUBE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE ASSEMBLY. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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