Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 8, 2004
Submitted
February 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
034
Aircraft time
47,385 hours, 54,263 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Transmitter
Part time
47,385 hours, 54,263 cycles
Component
Transmitter
Component part number
APT7510004000
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 OIL PRESSURE INDICATES 45 PSI WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. FEATHERED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BECAME ERRATIC. INFLIGHT EMERGENCY DECLARED AND DIVERTED TO CHO. INDICATION PROBLEM, FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO ROA. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR ON ENGINE. TIGHTENED AND RAN ENGINE BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER, GROUND RUN OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.