Service difficulty report · Valve · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
August 27, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Valve
Condition
Sticking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE LOW OIL PRESSURE. ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE COLD START VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE STICKING. THE VALVE WAS CLEANED, AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED AND OIL PRESSURE WAS NORMAL.