Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
April 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS9388017
Condition
Cut
Location
#1 Engine Oil
Part time
1,550 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) #1 ENGINE HAD OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE WHERE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND AN OIL LEAK ON THE LH ENGINE AT THE EXTERNAL PRESSURE OIL TRANSFER COUPLING ASSEMBLY AT FLANGE "C". ON DISASSEMBLY THE AFT "O" RING ON THE FORWARD PRESSURE TRANSFER TUBE WAS FOUND CUT. THE "O" RING WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE.