Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 19, 2003
Submitted
August 20, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
376
Aircraft time
24,814 hours, 27,122 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Engine time
26,982 hours, 29,840 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Eng Oil
Part time
26,982 hours, 29,840 cycles
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

CREW REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUXUATED BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PSI AT CRUISE FLT OF 11,000 FT. NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ACY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A B-NUT FOR THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER TO BE LOOSE. B-NUT WAS TIGHTENED, AREA OF ENGINE WAS CLEANED. PERFORMED MFG LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE / LOW OIL PRESSURE INSPECTION IAW MFG MM 05-50-00. AIRCRAFT GROUND RAN AT 80 PERCENT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. NR 2 ENGINE OIL CAP ADJUSTED. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.