Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 27, 2009
Submitted
January 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
217
Aircraft time
42,858 hours, 48,304 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
42,858 hours, 48,304 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING OUT AFTER TAKE OFF, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS READING ONLY 45PSI WITH NO ASSOCIATED CAUTION INDICATORS. THE CREW THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE ORIGINATING AIRFIELD. MX CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL, AND ENGINE CONDITION PANEL AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER CANON PLUG WAS CLEANED ALSO. THE ACFT WAS THEN GROUND RUN AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS NOTED TO BE 60PSI AND ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. THE ACFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.