Service difficulty report · Terminal · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
December 15, 2012
Submitted
December 27, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N810LR
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft serial
003
Aircraft time
47,853 hours, 63,597 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Terminal
Condition
Loose
Location
Buss Bar
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ERRATIC EGT INDICATION WAS NOTED ON NR 2 ENGINE. EGT PEAKED AT 810 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. CREW PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN OF NR 2 ENGINE IAW QRH PROCEDURES. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE ITT WIRING AND FOUND LOOSE TERMINAL LUG ON THE ENGINE ITT BUSS BAR. TIGHTENED TERMINAL LUG AND COMPLETED ENGINE POWER ASSURANCE RUNS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALSO VERIFIED SUSPECTED OVERTEMP INDICATION TO BE WITH ACCEPTABLE LIMITS FOR THE ENGINE.