Service difficulty report · Indicator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Indicator
Part number
522848
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Cockpit
Part time
19,956 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
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 FLIGHT AT 6,000 FEET, THE CREW NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS BELOW 55 P.S.I. THE CREW CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE NR 1 OIL PRESSURE, WHICH DECREASED TO 40 P.S.I. AT WHICH TIME THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE. AT MAINTENANCE, THE OIL LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE THREE QUARTS LOW. THE ENGINE WAS RUN, HOWEVER, THE PRESSURE WOULD NOT RISE ABOVE 55 P.S.I. THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS REPLACED AND AN ENGINE TEST RUN WAS CARRIED OUT WITH OIL PRESSURE INDICATING 60 P.S.I.