Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
January 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
8540012
Condition
Leaking Oil
Location
Cooling Fin
Component
Harrison · APO9AN1308
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN)AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE AND REPAIR A SMALL OIL LEAK ON THE #1 ENGINE, INCLUDED IN THE FIXES WERE SEAL REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER GENERATOR, FCU, FUEL PUMP DRIVE, FRONT CASE PROP SEAL, NONE O F THESE REPAIRS CURED THE OIL LEAK. AFTER MUCH TROUBLESHOOTING THE OIL COOLER WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS RECTIFIED. A PRESSURE TEST OF THE OIL COOLER REVEALED A STEADY STREAM OF AIR BUBBLES FROM THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE COOLER WHERE THE COOLING FINS MEET THE OIL COOLER CASE.