Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
May 12, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Flow Divider
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, 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

POWER LOSS DURING CLIMB. PILOT NOTED LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND PILOT RETURNED. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. DURING TAXI, GROUND CREWS NOTED FUEL LEAKING FROM ENGINE DRAIN. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A DAMAGED O-RING ON THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER TRANSFER TUBE WHICH WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.