Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 27, 2001
Submitted
May 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330PH
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3008
Aircraft time
14,653 hours, 18,796 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Engine time
13,024 hours, 15,592 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
PW119CRGB
Part serial
116159
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
9,875 hours, 11,427 cycles
Component
Engine · Pwa
Component part number
PW119C
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DESCENT OUT OF FL240, LT ENGINE SURGED FROM 0 PERCENT TO 30 PERCENT TORQUE AND LT PROP IMMEDIATELY WENT TO 103 PERCENT NP. FLEW FOR 4 MINUTES WITH ENGINE AT FLT IDLE AND NP AT 103 PERCENT. ENGINE SURGED 2ND TIME CAUSING ACFT TO YAW. ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE. MAX NP WAS 106 PERCENT. PROP WAS IN A PITCH LOCK SITUATION AND THEN FEATHERED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE.