SDR V2JA2012010600006

Service difficulty report · Oil System · Piagio P180

Difficulty date: March 9, 2012
Submitted: March 15, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N146SL
Make and model: Piagio P180
Aircraft serial: 1091
Aircraft time: 8,033 hours, 6,055 cycles
Engine: Pwa PT6*
Engine time: 7,643 hours, 5,906 cycles
Propeller: Hartzl HCE5N3
System (JASC): 7931 · Engine Oil Pressure
Part: Oil System
Condition: Fluctuates
Location: Rt Engine
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: E, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAIN FLUCTUATING, CREW CONTINUED TO MONITOR GUAGE AND APPROX 30 MINS LATER, OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP AND RT OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND SECURED NR 2 ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. ACFT LANDED SAFELY.