Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
December 21, 2012
Submitted
December 27, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N511AV
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft serial
051
Aircraft time
55,944 hours, 61,573 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT V1 AND CLIMB OUT NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATED PLUS OR MINUS 5 PERCENT FROM TORQUE SETTING. FLUCTUATION WAS NOT AN INDICATOR ISSSUE. MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR WITH ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SET TO NORMAL. NO OTHER INDICATIONS NOTED. PERFOMRED ENGINE GROUND RUNS AND ENGINE TRIM CHECKS WITH ENGINES RUNNING. BOTH ENGINES, NR 1 AND NR 2 OPERATED NORMAL. NO ENGINE TORQUE OR OTHER FLUCTUATIONS NOTED.