Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
December 15, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621CS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
600131
Aircraft time
4,501 hours, 2,917 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Engine time
4,516 hours, 2,926 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, SHORTLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, SMOKE WAS NOTICED FILLING COCKPIT AND CABIN. TOWER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO AIRPORT. SMOKE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYS, IN TURN, SYS WAS SWITCHED OFF AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX DETERMINED RT ENGINE TO BE AT FAULT, DUE TO INTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE. RT ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND AN OPS CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED. ALL CHECKED NORMAL, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.