Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dhav DHC7103

Difficulty date
June 18, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC7103
Aircraft time
41,130 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A50
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON START OF NR 4 ENGINE AT CDK2, ENGINE OIL WAS OBSERVED EXITING FROM THE ENGINE BREATHER OVERBOARD VENT, COMPRESSOR DRAIN AND GAS GENERATOR DRAIN. THE START WAS ABORTED AND MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED. ON INSPECTION THE ENGINE WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNSERVICEABLE, A 3 ENGINE FERRY FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED TO FACILITATE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE NR 4 ENGINE, PC-E 86407, TSO: 4376.3, CSO:7280.