Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
September 5, 2010
Submitted
September 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0108
Aircraft time
3,491 hours, 2,512 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Engine time
3,153 hours, 2,274 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, CREW DETECTED STRONG ODOR OF OIL IN COCKPIT. CREW THROTTLED BACK THE ENGINES AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE LT ENGINE AREA. THE LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND AND A STRONGER ODOR WAS NOTICED. CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE, DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERT FOR A LONGER RUNWAY LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE ODOR BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND IS CURRENTLY IN MX UNDEGOING INSP.

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