Service difficulty report · Flex Line · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
August 26, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Flex Line
Part number
AE7077093
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AN ACFT EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT ENGINE INCIDENT. THE CREW OBSERVED SUDDENLY THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR DROPPED TO "0" ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENG NR 2 LOW PRESS CAUTION LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT. FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE NR2 IAW QRH PROCEDURES, ACFT MADE A SATISFACTORY SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. ON GROUND, MAINT PERFORMED EXTERNAL VISUAL INSP AROUND ENG AND WAS FOUND CONSIDERABLE EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE, DETAILED INSP TO ENG DISCOVERED THE HOSE ASSY FLEXIBLE RT P/N DSC391-3 WITH ABNORMAL DAMAGE IN THE JOIN ZONE (BETWEEN FLEXIBLE HOSE AND RIGID TUBE). THE RT FLEXIBLE HOSE ASSY WAS REPLACED IAW EMM AND BUILD UP MANUAL, PERFORMED RUN TEST FOR OIL LEAKS AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.