Service difficulty report · Probe · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
September 16, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
37,241 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Probe
Part number
311090801
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 2 Torque
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON FIRST START OF THE DAY, THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERTORQUED TO AN UNDETERMINED VALUE. TORQUE WAS SEEN TO BE DECREASING THROUGH 70 PERCENT. IT WENT BACK TO 30 PERCENT AND THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AT 50 PERCENT TORQUE. FDR DOWNLOADED AND READ MAX TQ EXPERIENCED ON FDR READING IS 69 PERCENTS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE NR 2 TORQUE PROBE TO BE AT FAULT. TORQUE PROBE REPLACED ON NR1 ENGINE. GROUND RUNS COMPLETED, CHECKED SERVICEABLE.