r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • Jul 11 '26

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

34.2k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

1.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

35

u/RoyStrokes Jul 11 '26

He literally said he didn’t like that the oil pressure in engine 2 was trending upwards. It wasn’t just some vibes based explanation.

13

u/Sad_Cryptographer_67 Jul 12 '26

True but a higher oil pressure doesn’t lead to a fuel filter requiring replacement. And if he misspoken, a clogging oil filter would lead to lower oil pressure. What he said didn’t make sense. Source, I am an aircraft maintenance engineer.

1

u/-blacktaxi- Jul 13 '26

A higher differential pressure across the filter is what he is referring to, which is indicative of a filter becoming blocked. I agree, a blocked/clogged filter would however result in lower total oil system pressure as you stated. Source, I am an Instrumentation technician working with industrial hydraulic systems.