Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 15, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
28E997
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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) DURING CRUISE THE RT ENGINE LOST OIL AT A RATE THAT CAUSED THE PILOT TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. ON INVESTIGATION, THE ENGINEERS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE HELICOILS ON THE OIL COOLER INLET FITTING HAD DISLODGED, CREATING AN ESCAPE PATH FOR THE ENGINE OIL. THIS WAS AN OVERHAULED COOLER WHICH HAD JUST BEEN FITTED AND IT FAILED FIRST FLIGHT. A SERVICEABLE COOLER WAS FITTED, ENGINE DEGREASED AND WASHED, OIL REPLENISHED, GROUND RUNS PERFORMED FOR LEAK CHECKS AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.