The engine oil system provides lubrication and cooling of the engine bearings and

gears and supplies oil for propeller operation. The system consists of an integral
oil tank within the engine low pressure compressor case. A sight gauge to check oil
quantity within the oil tank, and an oil pressure transducer and oil temperature
sensor for cockpit oil pressure and oil temperature indication.

NOTE: When performing an oil level check, the oil quantity on the sight gauge must
be checked within 15 -30 minutes following engine shutdown.

The Oil Pressure Indicating System uses a transducer to convert the oil pressure
into an electrical signal, and sends this signal to the dedicated engine oil
pressure indicator in the cockpit. In the event oil pressure drops below 40 to 44
psi, or rises above 80 PSI, the low oil pressure switch turns on the No. 1 ENG OIL
PRESS or No. 2 ENG OIL PRESS warning light.
The engine oil pressure indicator on the engine display contains an oil pressure
digital value and a gauge, which consists of an oil pressure needle and the oil
pressure scale. The oil pressure scale is composed of 5 colored arcs: The white arc
(under limit), the red radial (minimum), the yellow arc (caution), the green arc
(normal operating) and the yellow arc (caution). NOTE: The oil pressure scale does
not appear until oil pressure is sensed during engine start. The oil pressure
needle is normally white and will turn yellow or red, respectively, when entering
the yellow arc or exceeding the red line. The oil pressure digital value digits
follow the same color changes as the needle and indicate from 0 to 299 PSI. The oil
pressure digital value digits are replaced by white dashes when the parameter is no
longer valid.
The oil temperature is controlled by the AIR COOLED OILCOOLER (ACOC) which has an
internal thermal by pass valve, and by the ACOC flap door which controls the air
flow through the cooler. Flap door position is controlled based on oil temperature
using an electrical actuator. The Oil Temperature Indicating System uses a Main Oil
Temperature sensor to determine and transmit engine oil temperature signals via the
FADEC to the oil temperature indicator in the cockpit.
The engine oil temperature indicator on the engine display presents the oil
temperature and contains an oil temperature digital value and a gauge, which
consists of an oil temperature needle and the oil temperature scale. The oil
temperature scale (OIL in white and degrees C in cyan) is composed of 7 different
colored arcs: The white arc (under limit), the red radial (minimum), the yellow arc
(caution), the green arc (normal operating), the yellow arc (caution), the red
radial (maximum) and the white arc, which is the over limit. This scale is always
presented and automatically reverts to a white arc when the parameter is no longer
valid. The oil temperature needle is normally white and will turn yellow or red,
respectively, when entering the yellow arc or exceeding the red line. The needle is
removed when the parameter is no longer valid. The oil temperature digital value
digits follow the same color changes as the needle and indicate from -99 to 199
degrees Celsius. The oil temperature digital value digits are replaced by white
dashes when the parameter is no longer valid.

Engine ground starting is accomplished using the STARTER/GENERATOR in conjunction

with the ignition and fuel control systems. The STARTER/GENERATOR rotates the High
Pressure (NH) compressor through the accessory gearbox to develop the necessary
airflow and engine RPM before fuel is introduced. Before engine start, set
powerlever to DISC and both ignition switches to NORMAL. An engine start engine #2
first. An engine start is then initiated by selecting the engine, activating the
starter by pressing the engine START switch and then moving the Condition Lever
from the FUEL OFF, to START FEATHER position.
Once the start has been initiated, the FADEC controls the starting sequence in the
following manner: When the STARTER/GENERATOR has increased NH speed to 8 percent,
the FADEC commands ignition on and schedules fuel flow as a function of NH, ambient
temperature and ambient pressure. Only one of the two igniters is turned on for
ignition (this is to identify any failures in the dual channel ignition system). If
the engine does not light-off within 8 seconds of fuel flow being selected on, the
FADEC turns on both igniters, and starts a count towards logging a fault against
the faulty ignition. When NH is greater than 50 percent, the igniter and the
starter generator are automatically turned off and the FADEC controls engine run-up
to the requested NH speed or power.
In-flight starts are similar to ground starts except that igniters are commanded on
during the start, the auto abort features are disabled and the FADEC does not
actively limit ITT.
The engine can be shut down by either performing a normal shutdown or by using the
fire handle. A normal shutdown is initiated by moving the Condition Lever to the
FUEL OFF position. At this time the Engine System tests the NH overspeed protection
circuitry by using it to shut down the engine. By using the Fire Handle Shutdown
handle, the dedicated fuel shutoff valve will close, shutting of the fuel flow to
the engine.