Service difficulty report · Oil System · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
January 1, 2018
Submitted
August 18, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
23,793 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Oil System
Part number
PW150A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
21,475 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) WHILE IN THE CLIMB OUT THE CREW RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING CHIME. THE CREW LOOKED UP AT THE CAUTION WARNING PANEL. HOWEVER, THE FAULT DISAPPEARED. THEY NEXT SCANNED THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND HAD NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING GREATLY, ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE QRH WAS ACTIONED AND THE DECISION TO RETURN WAS MADE BY THE CREW. ATC, CREW BRIEFING AND PASSENGER ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE. WHILE ON DESCENT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS INDICATING AND BELOW THE RED LINE, THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE CAPTAIN INSPECTED THE NR 1 ENGINE. OIL WAS COVERING MOST OF THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE COWLING AND MORE OIL WAS STREAMING OUT OF THE LOWER DRAIN MAST. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT TO CARRY OUT FURTHER INSPECTION. UPON MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE LT OIL FILLER CAP WAS FOUND OFF AND LYING ON THE ENGINE TUB. MAINTENANCE THEN CARRIED OUT AMM TASK 05-53-00-210-815 TASK TO REPLACE THE OSG AND MAIN RGB OIL FILTERS. TASK RUNS WERE COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED UNDER THE CONCESSION LETTER (CRM CASE NR: PWC-93265-M5R3) PROVIDED TO PORTER FROM PRATT &WHITNEY CANADA. THE NR 1 ENGINE CHANGE IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONCESSION LETTER. (TC NR 20180103005).