<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1575459, September 2018

A cessna 402 pilot reported an oil system pressure anomaly during climb out; which resulted in an air return to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1575459
Time
Date	201809
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

As we were climbing out; we noticed the right engine oil pressure steadily decreasing; we cancelled the IFR with ATC; advised the passengers of what was happening and our intentions; came back and landed at [the departure airport]; wrote in the can and called [maintenance].

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Cessna 402 pilot reported an oil system pressure anomaly during climb out; which resulted in an air return to the departure airport.

Narrative: As we were climbing out; we noticed the right engine oil pressure steadily decreasing; we cancelled the IFR with ATC; advised the passengers of what was happening and our intentions; came back and landed at [the departure airport]; wrote in the can and called [Maintenance].

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.