ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191650
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| Date: | Saturday 24 April 2010 |
| Time: | 07:33 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102A |
| Owner/operator: | Olympic Air |
| Registration: | SX-BIO |
| MSN: | 330 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGMX) |
| Exeter Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After a base maintenance check at Exeter the aircraft was flown uneventfully to East Midlands to be repainted. During the return flight to Exeter the right engine suffered a significant oil leak and lost oil pressure, so the flight crew shut it down. Subsequently, the crew noticed the left engine also leaking oil, with a fluctuating oil pressure, so they initiated a diversion to Bristol, where they landed safely. The oil leaks were traced to damaged O-ring seals within the oil cooler fittings on both engines. Both oil coolers had been removed and refitted during the base maintenance check at Exeter. It was probably during re-installation that the O-ring seals were damaged. A number of factors led to this damage and to missed oil leak checks.
Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384823/AAIB_Bulletin_6-2011.pdf
History of this aircraft
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| 8 January 1993 | N826MA | Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Detroit, MI |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2016 19:32 | harro | Added |
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