Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
April 3, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft time
17,850 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, THE ACFT WAS IN CLIMB WHEN PILOTS GOT A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE ON THE INDICATOR. WHEN THE PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 50 PSI, THE PILOTS PERFORMED A COMMANDED IFSD AND CONTINUED TO THE PLANNED DESTINATION WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. FOLLOWING TROUBLESHOOTING WITH LOCAL FSR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CORE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FOR REPAIR.