Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 22, 2013
Submitted
July 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
011
Aircraft time
69,185 hours, 78,878 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd Edp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED AND STEADILY FELL. FEATHERED NR 1 ENGINE AFTER PRESSURE FELL BELOW 55 PSI AND SHUTDOWN AFTER CONTINOUS ILLUMINATION OF CAUTION LIGHT. FOUND DRAIN LINE AT INBD IGNITER BAY CONNECTED TO PROP SHAFT DRAIN LEAKING. R & R PROP SHAFT SEAL AND DRAIN LINE, NO FIX. FOUND SHAFT SEAL ON ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP AND GARLOC SEAL DAMAGE AND DETERIORATED. R & R SHAFT SEAL IAW AMM 29-10-11 AND GARLOC SEAL IAW MM 72-10-00. OPS AND LEAKED CHECKED GOOD.