Service difficulty report · Filter · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
August 17, 2018
Submitted
August 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC158
Aircraft time
26,044 hours, 32,164 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2 Engine Oil
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

PILOT REPORTED THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS OBSERVED TO BE SHOWING 65 PSI AFTER TAKEOFF. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE MAIN OIL FILTER AND THEN CLEANED CONTAMINATION OUT OF THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR. GROUND RAN, AND OBSERVED THE CORRECT OIL PRESSURE AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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