Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
December 16, 2010
Submitted
January 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810LR
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
003
Aircraft time
46,401 hours, 60,891 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
38,528 hours, 44,359 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
3104500
Part serial
PCE120726
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left
Part time
38,528 hours, 44,359 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INITIAL FINDING BY MX OF LT ENGINE GAS GENERATOR DRAIN LINE CLOGGED AND FULL OF OIL AS ROOT CAUSE OF INCIDENT PROVED ERRONEOUS. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND INTERNAL ENGINE OIL LEAK. ENGINE SN PCE120726 HAS SINCE BEEN R & R. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.