Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
May 13, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
33,821 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Oil System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
26,205 hours
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) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A MOMENTARY FLUCTUATION AND THEN DECREASING OIL PRESSURE, THEN EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. MOMENTS LATER, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE CREW CARRIED OUT THE SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, ONCE ON THE GROUND, THE FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE PROPELLER AND FOUND IT WAS SEIZED. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND CONFIRMED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE POWER SECTION GEAR BOX. (TC NR 20070515007)