Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 17, 2007
Submitted
January 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
318
Aircraft time
39,094 hours, 42,867 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
46,946 hours, 52,666 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Part number
3014397
Condition
Cut
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
46,946 hours, 52,666 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, ONE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 80% TI 90% AND EXTINGUISHED AFTER REDUCING POWER. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE AND SERVICED WITH THREE QUARTS OF OIL. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT, NO LEAKS NOTED. FOLLOWED UP NR 2 ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION HIGHER THAN NORMAL. FOUND NR 2 STARTER GENERATOR GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING, REPLACED GARLOCK SEAL, LEAK CHECK GOOD.