Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
January 1, 2016
Submitted
January 4, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N564D
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft serial
593
Aircraft time
12,419 hours, 19,449 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A27US
Engine time
8,820 hours, 12,667 cycles
Part
Oil System
Part number
PT6A27
Part serial
PCE41600
Condition
Oil Consumption
Location
Engine
Part time
8,820 hours, 12,667 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE WAS INSTALLED AFTER O/H. GROUND RUN AND PERFORMANCE RUN WAS SATISFACTORY. ACFT WAS FLIGHT TESTED FOR 45 MINUTES, 2 TIMES WAS RUNNING GOOD. ACFT WAS DEPARTED FOR EXPORT WHEN FLEW FOR 45 MINUTES OIL PRESSURE AND TORQUE PRESSURE FLUCTUATION WERE NOTICED. ENGINE DIVERTED BACK TO THE BASE. INVESTIGATED FOR OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION AND TORQUE FLUCTUATION AND FOUND THAT THERE IS CONSIDERABLE OIL LOSS FROM THE SYS INTERNALLY FROM THE ENGINE AND OIL LEAK NOTICED FROM ENGINE BLEED VALVE AND MANY OTHER ENGINE CASE FITTING. ENGINE NOW DECIDED TO PULL IT OUT AND SEND FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT THE O/H SHOP.