Service difficulty report · Gear · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
October 11, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
31,961 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Gear
Condition
Damaged
Location
Reduction
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ACFT WAS DIVERTED DUE TO FLUCTUATIONS IN THE LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THERE WAS 2 CREW AND 14 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AT THE TIME. UPON DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE FLIGHT CREW AND THE FINAL DECISION TO LAND WAS MADE. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE IMC AND THE WINDS WERE LIGHT. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLACED AND BOARDED ONTO ANOTHER ACFT AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. ON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE NOSE CASE CHIP DETECTOR AND THE OIL SCREEN ENGINE WAS CHANGED ON SITE.