Service difficulty report · Oil System · Aerosp ATR42*

Difficulty date
November 25, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42*
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) TWO SEPARATE EVENTS OF LOW OIL PRESS WARNING FOLLOWED BY ENG SHUT DOWN & UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LANDING OCCURRED ON THIS ENG. THE 1ST IFSD WAS ADDRESSED BY REPLACING THE PROPELLER VLV MODULE. THE 2ND EVENT FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT THE SAME LOCATION FOR WHICH TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND OIL TRANSFER TUBE BORES OUT OF LIMITS ON THE RGB HOUSING. THE ENG WILL BE REMOVED & FORWARDED TO THE SHOP THAT PERFORMED THE LAST OVERHAUL, AS IT APPEARS THE BORES WERE NOT REPAIRED.

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