Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
December 30, 2010
Submitted
December 31, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
426
Aircraft time
35,371 hours, 37,355 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

ILLUMINATION OF NR 2 ENG OIL PRESS LIGHT, CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED. MX FOUND THE CONNECTOR AT THE OIL PRESS SWITCH CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. CLEANED THE PLUG PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND THE LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATES. ALSO RE-CHECKED THE OIL QUANTITY AND IT WAS IN LIMITS.