Service difficulty report · Oil Syst · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
74
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Oil Syst
Condition
Low Quantity
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. INSPECTED ENGINE IAW PW120 MANUAL 05-50-00 PAGES 10-12 PARAGRAPH Q ITEMS 1A THRU J. FOUND ENGINE OIL LEVEL TO BE LOW BY 14 PINTS, WITH NO EXTERNAL LEAKAGE NOTED. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. SERVICED ENGINE AS REQUIRED. OIL FILTERS LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACCORDING TO FLIGHT CREW, OIL PRESSURE DID NOT DROP BELOW 40 PSI MINIMUM AS SPECIFIED IN PW120 MANUAL 05-10-00 PAGE 2 TABLE 1, BEFORE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN.