Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 1, 2018
Submitted
August 18, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
66,233 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
28E998
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
47,535 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 40PSI WITH ASSOCIATED NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND FLUCTUATED. THE CREW THEN PERFORMED AN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL COOLER LEAKING. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND AN ENGINE RUN AND LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT. NO OTHER ISSUES REPORTED. P/N: 28E99-8 S/N: L06900498 TSN HOURS: 47535, CYCLES: 59197 TSR HOURS: 2, CYCLES: 2 A/C HOURS: 64870 A/C CYCLES: 61360 PART NAME: ENGINE OIL COOLER. (TC# 20180404019).