Service difficulty report · Regulator · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 31, 2002
Submitted
November 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3057
Aircraft time
18,271 hours, 16,127 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Regulator
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE TO DCA, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ENGINE PRESSURE INDICATION MOVING INTO THE AMBER RANGE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FEATHERED THE LEFT HAND ENGINE. THE CREW THEN DIVERTED TO LGA. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RESHIMMED THE OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 79-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.