Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
May 3, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
34,858 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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

(CAN) IFSD DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED TORQUE FLUCTUATION FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON 1 ENGINE. POWER LEVER WAS RETARDED TO IDLE BUT ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUTDOWN DUE TO ABNORMALLY HIGH ITT. THE FLOATPLANE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT ENGINE OIL WAS DRIPPING FROM THE COMPRESSOR INLET.