Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 17, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
54,697 hours, 59,011 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
2,161 hours, 266 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire
Part number
1D202
Condition
Chafed
Location
Pressure Switch
Component
Pressure Switch
Component part number
8D1437
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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) THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING ROTATION AND CONTINUED TO FLICKER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE GAUGE WAS STEADY AND NORMAL. ONCE THE ACFT HAD CLIMBED TO A SAFE ALTITUDE THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IAW THE QRH AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MX T/S FOUND A CHAFED WIRE (1D20-2) ADJACENT TO AND FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED IAW STANDARD PRACTICES. THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS ALSO REPLACED. (SWITCH P/N 8D1437, S/N 1581).