Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 22, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
55,456 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Engine
Part number
PW120A
Condition
Overtorqued
Location
Nr 2
Part time
42,606 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD UNCONTROLLED TORQUE SURGE INDICATIONS. A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. EXTENSIVE T/S HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LARGE OVERTORQUE AND THE CAUSE OF THE TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS ARE INTERNAL TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED.