Service difficulty report · Cooler · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
September 20, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
22,950 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Cooler
Part number
10558000
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT, UPON APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER PRIOR TO ROLLING, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE, WITH ACCOMPANYING WHINING NOISE. AFTER SELECTING START/FEATHER ON THE CONDITION LEVER, THE VIBRATION CONTINUED AND COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE POWER LEVER UNTIL SHUTDOWN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BLEED AIR PRECOOLER HAD FAILED, AND THE ECAPING BLEED AIR WAS BLOWING ON THE ENGINE CONTROL CABLES, PRODUCING THE VIBRATION FELT IN THE LEVERS, AS WELL AS THE WHINING NOISE. THE PRECOOLER WAS REPLACED.