Service difficulty report · Seal · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
June 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Seal
Part number
310440201
Condition
Leaking Oil
Location
Pt Sect Nr 3 Brg
Component
3013340
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION ON #1 ENGINE, OF 2-4 PSI PRIOR TO LANDING. THE FLUCTUATIONS INCREASED AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 40-50 PSI. POWER WAS REDUCED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. PILOT REPORTED ON FLAIR OUT THE LOW OIL, PRESSURE LIGHT FLICKERED 3 TIMES. ON SHUTDOWN WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE EXHAUST DUCTS, THE DUCTS WERE REMOVED AND OIL COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE #3 BEARING AREA AND POOLING IN THE EXHAUST AREA. THERE WAS NO OIL VISIBLE ON THE DIPSTICK AND DRAINING THE SYSTEM YIELDED ONLY 2 QUARTS OF OIL. THE ENGINE WAS SPLIT AND FAILURE OF THE #3 BEARING SEAL WAS CONFIRMED.