Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
February 25, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) OIL SMELL IN CABIN ON APPROACH. DURING DISCUSSION WITH CUSTOMER, IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT MOP HAS A TENDENCY TO INCREASE. CUSTOMER REPORTED TO HAVE ADJUST MOP, TO DECREASE IT, 2 TIMES SINCE OH. MOT WAS ALSO FOUND TO FLUCTUATE & INCREASE WITH THE EVENT OF MOP. THE ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED.