Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
October 12, 2009
Submitted
October 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
284
Aircraft time
32,140 hours, 49,612 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE PRESSURE FLUX BETWEEN 50-55 PSI, THEN WENT TO 35-40 PSI WITH LOW WARNING LIGHT. ENGINE MANUAL SHUTDOWN. OIL PRESSURE NEVER REACHED O PSI RAN ENGINES AT OR BELOW 40 PSI FOR 2 MINUTES. INSPECTED AND FOUND ENG LOW ON OIL. HYD PUMP GARLOC SEAL LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED GARLOC SEAL IAW 72-10-00 AND SERVICED ENGINE OIL. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.