Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
February 19, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) JUST PRIOR TO LANDING GEAR DOWN, OBSERVER REPORTED STRONG, BUT BRIEF OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN. SIGNIFICANT POWER CHANGES WERE OCCURRING AT THE TIME DUE THERMAL BURSTS (WEATHER) ON FINAL APPROACH. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING. OIL SMELLS WERE ISOLATED THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND A BORESCOPE PERFORMED AFTER ENGINE RUNS CONFIRMING THE SMELL. THE ENGINE WAS THEN THOROUGHLY CLEANED WITH DETERGENT AND VERIFIED CLEAN VIA BORESCOPE. THE ENGINE WAS THEN RUN FOR 15 MINUTES AT IDLE POWER (THE BLEEDS WERE OFF BUT NOT CAPPED. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING.