SDR SWIA97864

Service difficulty report · Oil Press Reg · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120281
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Oil Press Reg
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT ROTATION, OIL AURAL WARNING AND OIL PRESSURE NR 1 MAP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE NR 1 OIL PRESSURE NEEDLE GAUGE WENT TO 20 PSI AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 20 AND 40 PSI. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO PERFORM PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO GJT. INSPECTED ENGINE, FOUND 3 QTS LOW ON OIL. ADDED 3 QTS AND PERFORMED GROUND RUN. DURING GROUND RUN NOTICED LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE HIGH IN YELLOW ARC. REMOVED ONE SHIM FROM OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND PERFORMED GROUND RUN AT 85 PERCENT TQ FOR 10 MIN. LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE NORMAL.

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