SDR CA980330008

Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date: March 25, 1998
Submitted: January 19, 2001
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time: 31,854 hours
Engine: Pwa PW120A
Propeller: Hamstd 14SF7
System (JASC): 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
Part: Oil Cooler
Condition: Leaking
Location: Nr 2 Engine
Part time: 15,027 hours, 17,595 cycles
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J, K
Precautionary procedure: E

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE THE NR 2 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY FLUCTUATIONS IN OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED, BUT WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 40 PSI THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY LOW DUE TO OIL LEAKS IN THE OIL COOLER. THE OIL COOLER WAS REPLACED. THE OIL WAS REPLENISHED. THE OIL COOLER CHECKED SERVICEABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.