Service difficulty report · Oil System · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
December 18, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

OIL PRESSURE LOSS/IFSD DURING CLIMB, A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING OCCURRED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN WHERE A SAFE SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. POST FLIGHT INSP FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT THE BORESCOPE INSP PORT (DUMMY NL PROBE). THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY HARDENED PACKINGS WHICH WERE REPLACED BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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