What was found
RT ENGINE STARTED LOSING OIL PRESSURE GRADUALLY. PILOT LANDED AND THEN SHUTDOWN ENGINE ON TAXIWAY. TROUBLESHOOTING LEAD TO FINDING THE REAR TURBINE SCAVENGE PUMP, INOPERATIVE.
- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2002
- Submitted
- October 29, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N340AE
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA227AC
- Aircraft serial
- AC510
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE331*
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Scavenge Pump
- Part number
- 31082822
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 6,084 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.