Service difficulty report · Transfer Tube · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 14, 2007
Submitted
July 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448YV
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
448
Aircraft time
23,783 hours, 22,991 cycles
Part
Transfer Tube
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ASH 7085 DEN - IN FLIGHT THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN IN FLIGHT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MX FOUND AN OIL LEAK FROM THE STARTER TRANSFER TUBE. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RINGS ON AGB TRANSFER TUBE.