Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 11, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
44,060 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Engine
Part number
PW120A
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 2
Part time
35,104 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 17,000 FT AFTER DEPARTURE, THE NR 2 ENGINE FAILED. THE CREW FELT A BANG FOLLOWED BY THE NR 2 OIL PRESS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON, THE NR 2 ITT WAS SEEN INCREASING RAPIDLY ABOVE 816 DEGREE C AS THE ITT INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE CREW. MX FOUND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.