Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC6200

Difficulty date
September 26, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6200
Aircraft time
34,350 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A20
Part
Engine
Condition
Overtorqued
Location
Nacelle
Part time
12,503 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT HIT LARGE WAVE SWELL AND CREW INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED POWER LEVER TO ADVANCE FORWARD TO OVER TORQUE ENGINE. POWER SECTION WAS REPLACED.