Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 31, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
28,428 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
28E997
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
7,195 hours, 8,284 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ON NR 1 ENGINE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT WHERE THEY LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER HAD FAILED. THE OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. TIME SINCE OIL COOLER REPAIR 2575 HOURS AND 2437 CYCLES.