Service difficulty report · Seal · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
April 27, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
20,860 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Seal
Part number
3022375
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING GROUND RUNS AFTER NR 1 ENGINE REPLACEMENT, NR 2 ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A MAJOR OIL LEAK. 6 LITERS. A LEAK CHECK RUN WAS CARRIED OUT AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE PROPELLER SHAFT OIL SEAL AREA. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE OIL WAS COMING FROM THE SEAL DRAIN LINE AND THE HYDRAULIC. PUMP GEAR SHAFT OIL SEAL WAS FOUND MIGRATED OUT OF THE SEAL CARRIER. ON ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION THE ENGINE DRAIN MANIFOLD OVERBOARD DRAIN AND EJECTOR WERE FOUND CLOGGED. THIS MAY HAVE CREATED A BACKPRESSURE CAUSING HYDRAULIC. PUMP GEAR SHAFT SEAL MIGRATION RESULTING IN SUBSEQUENT OIL LOSS THROUGH THE DRAIN LINE AND OUT AT THE PROPELLER SHAFT SEAL AREA.