Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
March 26, 2012
Submitted
March 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308RD
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
265
Aircraft time
9,959 hours, 10,726 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Engine time
9,959 hours, 10,726 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
310450001
Part serial
PCE121031
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 600
Part time
9,959 hours, 10,726 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

CO PILOT COMPLETED LINE-UP CHECKLIST & PILOT ASSUMED CONTROLS ON A "ROLLING TAKEOFF." PIC STOOD THE POWER LEVERS UP NEAR TAKEOFF POWER (90 PERCENT TORQUE) & STATED "SET POWER," ITT ON BOTH ENGINES WERE NOTED IN THE LOW 700 C RANGE, NORMAL TEMP FOR TAKEOFF POWER. CO PILOT FINE TUNED TAKEOFF POWER & STATED "POWER SET." BEFORE THE "60 KNOT" CALLOUT, LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM STARBOARD SIDE OF ACFT ALONG WITH A SIGNIFICANT YAWING MOMENT TO THE RT. PIC CALLED "ABORT TAKEOFF" (OCCURRED AROUND 60 KIAS, BELOW V1 OF 98 KIAS) & SLOWED ACFT TO TAXI SPEED ON THE RUNWAY. NO CAUTION/WARNING LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY NOTED NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATION OF FIRE (AS EVIDENT FROM A VISUAL INSP FROM F/A). AT TAXI SPEED, TURNING OFF RUNWAY ON TAXIWAY "E","NR 2 ENG OIL PRESS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED & PIC IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE. ACFT WAS STOPPED ON TAXIWAY TO RUN APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS, THEN PROCEEDED TO SINGLE-ENGINE TAXI TO PARKING. ON POST-FLIGHT INSP, NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON ENGINE COWL NOR ANY OTHER PART OF THE ACFT. NR 2 PROP HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FRICTION, WITH ABNORMAL NOISES EMANATING FROM THE TURBINE SECTION WHEN TURNED BY HAND FOR INSP. NR 2 ENGINE HAS BEEN R & R BY MX AT THIS TIME.