Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 9, 2021
Submitted
December 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4432
Aircraft time
16,515 hours, 17,824 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Engine time
15,477 hours, 16,727 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
#1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING OUT, THE #1 OIL PRESSURE STARTED FLUCTUATING. AS TIME PASSED IT OCCASIONALLY DIPPED INTO THE RED AND THE #1 ENGINE OIL PRESS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE, RAN THE CHECKLISTS AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND THE #1 ENGINE STARTER / GENERATOR O-RING SPLINE SHAFT TO BE THE INCORRECT ONE. REPLACING THE #1 ENGINE AND PROPELLER.