Service difficulty report · Oil System · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
December 16, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTED ENG OIL PRESSURE READING LOW, WITH ENG OIL PRESS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WENT TO ZERO, THEN INDICATED DASHES. THE FLIGHT CREW CARRIED OUT AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN, ONCE THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN THE FIRE WARNING SOUNDED. THE CREW FIRED THE FIRST FIRE BOTTLE, 30 SEC LATER THEY FIRED THE SECOND FIRE BOTTLE. THE FIRE WARNING CONTINUED TO SOUND DOWN TO 6000FT. THE POSITIONING CREW NOTED FLAMES EXITING THE EXHAUST. THE FIRE TRUCKS WERE ALERTED AND UPON LANDING, FIRE WAS STILL PRESENT. FIRE TRUCKS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.