Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Dhav DHC8101

Difficulty date
February 18, 2002
Submitted
March 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8101
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
28E997
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, 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) NR 2 OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A DECAYING OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. ENGINE CONTROLS WERE MOVED TO FLIGHT IDLE AND THE PROPELLER FEATHERED. OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO REDUCE, AND CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE. NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN CRUISE DUE TO OIL PRESSURE LOSS. AIRCRAFT WAS 90 NM FROM PLANNED DESTINATION WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED.FLIGHT CREW ADVISED ATC OF A "PAN" CONDITION AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO BASE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS EMANATING FROM THE OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY. OIL COOLER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY IS TO BE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR TEST AND EVALUATION.