Service difficulty report · Fitting · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 18, 2003
Submitted
May 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
43,164 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Fitting
Part number
87900014103
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Cooler
Component
Oil Cooler · Lorinordam
Component part number
28E997
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) DURING FLIGHT LOW OIL PRESURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, PILOT INITIATED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURE AND DIVERTED FLIGHT TO YQB. AFTER INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THAT THE FITTING WAS BROKEN AT OUTBOARD FLANGE WHAT CAUSED THE OIL LEAK.