19950120002379I

Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC8102 · Richmond, VA · January 20, 1995

Date
January 20, 1995 · 13:05 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VTZA
Aircraft
N418AW
Reported as
Dhav DHC8102
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW123
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on January 20, 1995, 1200 n local, the aircraft departed iad enroute to orf. During cruise level flight, the number 1 engine p&w 123A, pce 121082, was observed to have low and fluctuating oil pressure. The aircraft descended from assigned altitude, and the oil pressure was continuously monitored. The aircraft was diverted to ric, and on 3 to 4 mile final, the number 1 engine was shut down due to loss of #1 oil pressure. The aircraft landed at ric without incident and taxied to the gate. The PIC recorded the discrepancy on the flight discrepancy log sheet, #735766. An on scene investigation disclosed approximately five quarts of oil remained in the number 1 engine. The oil was observed coming from the hamilton standard prop governor model 782490A17, sn 890981, in the area of a solenoid cannon converter. Maintenance was dispatched to troubleshoot. SDR requested.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 20, 1995, 1200 N LOCAL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IAD ENROUTE TO ORF. DURING CRUISE LEVEL FLIGHT, THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE P&W 123A, PCE 121082, WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE LOW AND FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FROM ASSIGNED ALTITUDE, AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO RIC, AND ON 3 TO 4 MILE FINAL, THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF #1 OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT RIC WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE PIC RECORDED THE DISCREPANCY ON THE FLIGHT DISCREPANCY LOG SHEET, #735766. AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED APPROXIMATELY FIVE QUARTS OF OIL REMAINED IN THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. THE OIL WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE HAMILTON STANDARD PROP GOVERNOR MODEL 782490A17, SN 890981, IN THE AREA OF A SOLENOID CANNON CONVERTER. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO TROUBLESHOOT. SDR REQUESTED.