Service difficulty report · Oil System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 21, 2012
Submitted
March 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4033
Aircraft time
17,074 hours, 19,847 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE LEFT OIL TEMP WENT INTO THE RED AT 108 DEGREES. AS PER THE QRH THEY REDUCED POWER AND WAITED THE REQUIRED 10 MINUTES. THE TEMP DROPPED OUT OF THE RED AT THE 10 MINUTE MARK. SHORTLY AFTER THE TEMP WENT BACK INTO THE RED, AT THIS TIME THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEY LANDED SHORTLY AFTER AND THE TEMP QUICKLY DROPPED INTO THE 90S AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER THEIR OWN POWER.