Service difficulty report · Cooler · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
October 27, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Cooler
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
23,943 hours, 25,499 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) LEVELING OFF AT FL 240 AFTER TAKING OFF NR 1 ENG OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED BELOW 40 PSI IND. ON GAUGE. ENG SHUTDOWN&PROP FEATHERED AS PER CO POLICY, PILOT CONTACTED MOC&ELECTED TO RETURN BACK TO POINT OF DEPTR&LANDED W/O INCID..MAINT ONSITEAND WERE DISPATCHED TO INCOMING A/C UPON INIT INSP THEY DISCOVERED THAT OIL COOLER LEAKING PARTS WERE SENT FROM YHZ INST&TH E ENG GROUND CHECKED SERVICEABLE. A/C DISPATCHED BACK INTO SERVICE W/O FURTHER INCID.. ONCE OIL COOLER BACK IN YHZ IT PRESSURE TESTED WHICH REVEALED THAT WELD ON ONE OF TANKS HAD RUPTURED