Service difficulty report · Packing · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 23, 2002
Submitted
April 8, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
31,179 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Packing
Part number
AS3209015016
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Scav Tube
Component
Scavenge Tube · 3032324
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, LOW OIL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT FLICKERED.TAKE-OFF ABORTED.SECOND ATTEMPT WAS MADE OBSERVING PRESSURE GAUGE AND OIL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT FLICKERED AGAIN AND OIL PRESSURE PHYSICALLY CONFIRMED TO BE LOW BY GAUGE. TAKE OFF ABORTED AGAIN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. UPON INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL QAUNTITY LOW, AND NR 3,4,5 BEARING SCAVENGE TUBES LEAKING. O-RINGS WERE REPLACED AND ENGINE GROUND RUN. TEST FLIGHT WAS ALSO CARRIED OUT AND NO LEAKS WERE OBSERVED. L/H ENGINE WAS STARTED AT -25 DUE TO FAILURE OF ENGINE PRE-HEAT SYSTEM, SUSPECT PROBLEM OCCURED DUE TO COLD TEMPERATURE START.