Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 13, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
35,522 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Cooler
Component
Oil Cooler · Janitrol
Component part number
28E997
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORMALLY AND ON CLIMB-OUT, THE NR 2 OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY, AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NR 2 OIL COOLER WAS LEAKING OIL AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VERNATHERM VALVE ASSEMBLY. THE OIL COOLER WAS REPLACED AND THE VERNATHERM VALVE ASSEMBLY (45E04-1) WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW OIL COOLER WITH NEW O-RINGS (25C85-128/129/130). GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT AND NO LEAKS EVIDENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. OIL COOLER REMOVED IS OUT FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME.