Service difficulty report · Case · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
April 8, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
32,559 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Case
Condition
Cracked
Location
Acc Gearbox
Part time
30,198 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON MARCH 28TH/07 IT WAS REPORTED AN OIL LEAK ON NR 2 ENGINE. THE OIL LEVEL WHEN DOWN 2L IN 5.55 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. THE PROPELLER ASSY AND THE LT SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEING WASHED WITH OIL AND BOTH THEY WERE INSPECTED FOR LEAKAGE. NO SIGNS OF DETERIORATION FOUND AT THE TIME AND IT WAS DECIDED TO DO A POWER RUN CHECK. AGAIN NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE FOUND. ON MARCH 29TH/07 WAS REPORTED ANOTHER OIL LEAKAGE FROM NR 2 ENGINE. PERSONNEL INVESTIGATED THE PROPELLER AND THE ENGINE AND IT WAS FOUND AN APPROXIMATE 2. (TC NR 20070410001)