Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
January 14, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
3,409 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
3,513 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) DURING CRUISE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOSS, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND ON THE TURBO MACHINERY CHIP DETECTOR, ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED/TESTED AT THIS TIME.