Service difficulty report · Tube · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 29, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Tube
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING , THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING CAME ON AND AN OIL LEAK COULD BE SEEN FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY. INSPECTION FOUND A FRACTURED OIL TUBE TO NR 6 AND 7 BEARING HOUSING AND THE ENGINE APPEARS TO HAVE SEIZED.