Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
January 31, 2019
Submitted
February 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N252RP
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60235
Aircraft time
5,646 hours, 3,760 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Engine time
5,569 hours, 3,717 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Part number
31B481801
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Engine
Part time
5,569 hours, 3,717 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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

AFTER A NORMAL TAXI OUT AND TAKEOFF AFTER PASSING ABOUT 1500 AND ACCELERATING TO FLAPS UP, LEFT OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. THE LT OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS INDICATING LESS THAN 10 PSI AND WAS MOVING TO 0. IMMEDIATELY REDUCED THRUST ON THE LT ENGINE TO IDLE, NOTIFIED ATC THEN SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE PER CHECKLIST. ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES AFTER 0 INDICATION. ATC WAS NOTIFIED, A PRECAUTIONARY OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS PERFORMED. EMERGENCY DECLARATION WAS MADE. TAXI IN AND SHUTDOWN WAS NORMAL. FOUND LEFT ENGINE OIL SERVICING CAP NOT SECURED, CLEANED OIL FROM LEFT ENGINE. PERFORMED PROCEDURE FOR OIL PRESSURE LESS THAN 20 PSIG IAW EMM 05-50-00 PARAGRAPH 4B, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND INSPECTED LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH POWER LEFT ENGINE RUN, NO DEBRIS FOUND. INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER AND O-RINGS, REINSTALLED CHIP DETECTOR WITH NEW O-RINGS. GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK, OIL CONSUMPTION CHECK GOOD.