Service difficulty report · Line · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
May 19, 2000
Submitted
August 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853LS
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC853B
Part
Line
Condition
Chafed
Location
Prop Governor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 1314 - DEN - THE CREW NOTICED THE RT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. AS THE OIL PRESURE STARTED TO DECAY TOWARDS 0 PSI, THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PROP GOVERNOR OIL SUPPLY LINE GOING TO THE 4 WAY FITTING WAS CHAFING AGAINST THE REAR TURBINE PRESSURE OIL LINE. THE LINES CHAFED UNTIL A HOLE DEVELOPED. LINE PART NUMBERS, 310880-1 PROP GOV OIL LINE, 3103578-1A REAR TURBINE OIL PRESSURE LINE. BOTH LINES WERE REPLACED, OIL WAS RESERVICED, AND ENGINE RUN AND LEAK CHECK WERE PERFORMED. LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE RE-INSPECTION OF THIS AREA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE DEFECT WILL BE COMPLETED ON ALL