Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
March 10, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION AFTER T/O, THE CREW REPORTED THAT BOTH ENGINES ACCELERATED BEYOND THE SET TAKE-OFF CLIMB POWER SETTING WITH NO PILOT INPUT. POWER WAS REDUCED MANUALLY, AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN WHERE AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING FOCUSING ON POSSIBLE AIRFRAME ISSUES.