Service difficulty report · Supercharger · Dhav DHC2*

Difficulty date
May 25, 2007
Submitted
May 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1018A
Make and model
Dhav DHC2*
Aircraft serial
178
Engine
Pwa R9855
Engine time
10,589 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3R304
Part
Supercharger
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
Part time
10,589 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ENGINE LOST SOME POWER ON DESCENT, ONCE THE PLANE LANDED, PILOT REPORTED A METAL TO METAL SOUND. ONCE MAINTENANCE ARRIVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS SEEN AT THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE. AFTER PULLING THE PROPELLER THROUGH, A HYDRAULIC LOCK OCCURED AND AT THAT POINT CREW PLACED THE AIRCRAFT ON A BARGE TO RETURN TO TOWN. AT ENGINE REMOVAL A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE SUPERCHARGER SECTION OF THE ENGINE AND METAL CONTAMINATES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE OIL SCREEN.