N252RP
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
2 reports on file, 2004-02-11 – 2019-01-31.
Part: OIL CAP — NOT SEATED (ENGINE) · airframe 5,646 hrs · 3,760 cycles
AFTER A NORMAL TAXI OUT AND TAKEOFF AFTER PASSING ABOUT 1500 AND ACCELERATING TO FLAPS UP, LEFT OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. THE LT OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS INDICATING LESS THAN 10 PSI AND WAS MOVING TO 0. IMMEDIATELY REDUCED THRUST ON THE LT ENGINE TO IDLE, NOTIFIED ATC THEN SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE PER CHECKLIST. ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES AFTER 0 INDICATION. ATC WAS NOTIFIED, A PRECAUTIONARY OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS PERFORMED. EMERGENCY DECLARATION WAS MADE. TAXI IN AND SHUTDOWN WAS NORMAL. FOUND LEFT ENGINE OIL SERVICING CAP NOT SECURED, CLEANED OIL FROM LEFT ENGINE. PERFORMED PROCEDURE FOR OIL PRESSURE LESS THAN 20 PSIG IAW EMM 05-50-00 PARAGRAPH 4B, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND INSPECTED LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH POWER LEFT ENGINE RUN, NO DEBRIS FOUND. INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER AND O-RINGS, REINSTALLED CHIP DETECTOR WITH NEW O-RINGS. GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK, OIL CONSUMPTION CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — INOPERATIVE (THRUST REVERSER)
LT REVERSER ARM LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. FOUND THAT A PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE CONTROL VALVE WAS NOT OPENING. PROBLEM WAS FOUND PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, ON THE RAMP AFTER ENGINE START.