Service difficulty report · Indicator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 8, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
44,075 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Indicator
Condition
Faulty
Location
Torque
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

TORQUE FLUCTUATION AFTER T/O, THE CREW NOTED INDICATED TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS AND OVERTEMP CONDITION. THE POWER WAS REDUCED, A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN PERFORMED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESS HOWEVER THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND THE ENGINE IS BEING MONITORED.