Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
July 11, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
43,740 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Transmitter
Component
Transmitter
Component part number
APT761000100DW
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

CREW NOTICED NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE READING ZERO DURING CRUISE. NO ASSOCIATED OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATION. PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN CARRIED OUT. FLIGHT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ARF WAS ON STANDBY FOR ACFT ARRIVAL. FOUND WIRE DAMAGED (CHAFED) NEAR HP FUEL FILTER, WIRE REPLACED FROM TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR P1 TO CONNECTOR 9811P29. GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT, NR1 ENG OIL PRESSURE INDICATED NORMALLY WITHIN LIMITS. SYS SERVICEABLE.