SDR SABA020103

Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 25, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882CC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
168
Aircraft time
33,396 hours, 30,370 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
AS320816
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pcu Adapter
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT 882 ON FLIGHT 5057 FROM CLT TO TLH; AFTER REACHING THE TLH AREA THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. AIRCREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT MANE A SAFE LANDING WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ENGINE DID NOT STARVE FOR OIL. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, BUT TOWER DID DEPLOY THE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT. MAINTENANCE FROM CLT REMOVED AND REPLACED AN O-RING UNDER THE PCU ADAPTER. ENGINE WAS SERVICED, RUN AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.