Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 2, 2010
Submitted
August 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4210
Aircraft time
5,303 hours, 6,077 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN NORMAL & CAUTIONARY RANGES. MASTER WARNING TRIPLE CHIME SOUNDED (3) TIMES. CAUTION PANEL DARK WHEN CHECKED IN RESPONSE TO CHIMES. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FOUND NR 1 ENG OIL FILLER CAP MISSING. R & R OIL FILTER TUBE AND CHECK BALL ASSY AND REPLACED MISSING OIL CAP. SERVICED NR 1 ENG WITH OIL. CW ENGINE INSP AFTER LOW OIL PRESSURE IAW TASK 05-53-00-210-815. REMOVAL OF STARTER/GEN NOT REQUIRED, GEN COOLING FAN USED TO TORN HP ROTOR. NO OIL CONTAMINATION OR CHIP DETECTION NOTED. MAIN OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO 44 PSID TO 01 PSID FOR A TOTAL OF 27 SECONDS. REF DAA2010-556-PW150A-FA0469 AND TC6-79-45. FOR CONTINUED SERVICEABILITY OF THE NR 1 ENGINE BEYOND 20 SECOND TRANSIENT PER DO. ALL OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.