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A BE9 landed short of destination with low oil pressure and discovered the oil fill cap came loose in flight allowing oil to drain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 772917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Twin Turboprop Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 772917 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While en route from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2; the left engine began to lose oil pressure. As pressure became critical (40 psi) I elected to shut down the engine before any damage was caused. After landing safely and with no incident or damage to property or to the aircraft; inspected the left engine and found the oil filler cap worked itself loose. Called the maintenance chief and told him of our problem. I was informed that there was a service bulletin out on this engine about oil filler caps coming loose in-flight and losing oil. He said he would inspect all king air filler caps in the fleet to ensure this would not happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE9 LANDED SHORT OF DEST WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE AND DISCOVERED THE OIL FILL CAP CAME LOOSE IN FLT ALLOWING OIL TO DRAIN.
Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2; THE L ENG BEGAN TO LOSE OIL PRESSURE. AS PRESSURE BECAME CRITICAL (40 PSI) I ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG BEFORE ANY DAMAGE WAS CAUSED. AFTER LNDG SAFELY AND WITH NO INCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR TO THE ACFT; INSPECTED THE L ENG AND FOUND THE OIL FILLER CAP WORKED ITSELF LOOSE. CALLED THE MAINT CHIEF AND TOLD HIM OF OUR PROB. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SVC BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ENG ABOUT OIL FILLER CAPS COMING LOOSE INFLT AND LOSING OIL. HE SAID HE WOULD INSPECT ALL KING AIR FILLER CAPS IN THE FLEET TO ENSURE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.