Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 1, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
26,341 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
28E997
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Component
Oil Cooler · Pwa · PW120A
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

(CAN) WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE SPEED AT 20,000 FT 50 MILES SOUTH OF YGL, NR1 OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT SHUTDOWN NR1 ENGINE AND LANDED SAFELY IN YGL.WE FOUND THAT THE OIL COOLER WAS FULL OF ENGINE OIL AND THE L/H MAIN GEAR AS WELL. WE REPLACED THE OIL COOLER, CLEANED EVERYTHING UP, SERVICED THE ENGINE OIL. MAX POWER RUN CARRIED OUT FOR 15 MINUTES. NO OIL LEAK. AIRCRAFT RELEASED AND BACK TO SERVICE.