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A piper PA44 at 9000 ft diverted due to loss of oil from the left engine caused by failed sealing component or oil line.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530704 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ont.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 530704 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : left engine oil pressure indication other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Left sna flying under the hood to go to gcn. Leveled flight at 9000 ft just past paradise VOR on V-442 when left engine began to lose oil. Visually saw the oil spilling out of engine and engine oil pressure gauge was rapidly falling. Told socal approach we needed to land, proceeded to ont airport and shut down and feathered left engine. Landed safely at ont. Believe an oil line or seal or gasket in engine broke.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA44 AT 9000 FT DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL FROM THE L ENG CAUSED BY FAILED SEALING COMPONENT OR OIL LINE.
Narrative: LEFT SNA FLYING UNDER THE HOOD TO GO TO GCN. LEVELED FLT AT 9000 FT JUST PAST PARADISE VOR ON V-442 WHEN L ENG BEGAN TO LOSE OIL. VISUALLY SAW THE OIL SPILLING OUT OF ENG AND ENG OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS RAPIDLY FALLING. TOLD SOCAL APCH WE NEEDED TO LAND, PROCEEDED TO ONT ARPT AND SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED L ENG. LANDED SAFELY AT ONT. BELIEVE AN OIL LINE OR SEAL OR GASKET IN ENG BROKE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.