Service difficulty report · Seal · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
October 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Seal
Part number
3022375
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
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) THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 80 PSI ON FLIGHT. THE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND OIL ON THE ENGINE COWLING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP DRAIN. THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL PUMP DRIVE SEAL WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. A NEW SEAL WAS INSTALLED AND THE OIL LEVEL REPLENISHED. AN ENGINE GROUND RUN WAS CARRIED OUT AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS.