Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
November 21, 2015
Submitted
November 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N885EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft serial
341
Aircraft time
33,094 hours, 35,625 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
28E998
Part serial
VAL001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,967 hours, 2,265 cycles
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

APPROX 1 HR INTO THE FLIGHT, THE MASTER WARNING LT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHED. A COUPLE MINUTES LATER WE NOTICED NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS FLUCTUATIONS, 60-45 APPROX, WE FEATHERED THE ENG & THIS HELPS THE FLUCTUATIONS. WE HAD A MOMENTARILY NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS LT BUT IT WENT OUT. APPROX 8 MINS LATER WE GOT THE NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS MASTER WARNING LIGHT & WE SHUT DOWN THE ENG & PERFORMED THE QRH CHECKLIST.