Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 9, 2002
Submitted
March 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3045
Aircraft time
17,769 hours, 15,757 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MILES NORTH OF TRI-CITYS THE CREW RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO TRI-CITYS. THE CREW PUT THE ENGINE IN FLT IDLE AND PROCEEDED TO TRI CITYS. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE ENGINE OIL LOW AND SERVICED THE ENGINE OIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 12-00-00. THE ENGINE WAS RAN AND OIL LEAKS WERE CHECKED FOR AND NONE WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE WAS PUT ON AN OIL CONSUMPTION WATCH LIST. SINCE 09MAR02 THE ENGINE HAS NOT USED MORE OIL THAN USUAL.