Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
November 4, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Engine
Condition
Overtorqued
Location
Engine (Turbine/
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(AUS) LT AND RT ENGINES AND PROPELLERS SUFFERED OVERTORQUE. ENGINE GAS GENERATOR MODULES SUFFERED OVERSPEED. CAUSED BY OPERATING INEXTREME TURBULENCE. BOTH ENGINES AND PROPELLERS REMOVED AND RETURNED TO RESPECTIVE MANUFACTURERS FOR INSPECTION.