Service difficulty report · Precooler · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
July 7, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
58,489 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Precooler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
24,919 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE TEMPS FOUND 90 DEGREES HOTTER ON ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHER UPON INVESTIGATION, THE PRE- COOLER ON THAT SIDE WAS FOUND CRACKED AND WITH PIECES MISSING. CRACKS FOUND ON WELDS AND LOOKS LIKE GENERAL FATIGUE, AS A SIDE NOTE THE LAST REPAIR DONE ON THIS PART WAS ALSO FOR A CRACKED WELD. PRE COOLER REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RTS.