Service difficulty report · Hub · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 28, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
8,636 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Hub
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Propeller
Part time
6,268 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AND REPORT OF OIL ON THE ENGINE COWLINGS. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN EMERGENCY DECLARED. THE ACFT LANDED AT AN AIRPORT ENROUTE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED PRESENCE OF ENGINE OIL IN THE VICINITY OF THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NR 2 PROPELLER HUB WAS PRESSURIZED AND THAT THE OIL ORIGINATED FROM THE OVERPRESSURE VALVE. THE PROPELLER HUB, ACTUATOR AND BACKPLATE ASSEMBLY, ALL BLADE SEALS AND THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR WERE REPLACED, TESTED AND LEAK CHECKED BEFORE RETURNING THE ACFT INTO SERVICE.