Service difficulty report · Seal · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 9, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
52,678 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Seal
Part number
311859701
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW OBSERVED THE RT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THEIR QRH AND SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE FOR OIL LEAKS AND SERVICED THE OIL, ADDING 3 LITERS OF OIL. ENGINE RUNS AND A TEST FLIGHT WERE CARRIED OUT AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. UPON ARRIVAL AT A MAIN BASE, MAINTENANCE RE-INSPECTED THE ACFT AND NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE RT ENGINE ENVIRONMENTAL CAN DRAIN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE HYD PUMP SHAFT SEAL LEAKING. THE HYD PUMP GARLOC SEAL, PN 3118597-01 WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACFT TSN 52344, CSN 54345. RT ENGINE, SN 120405, ENGINE TSO 288, CSO 299.