Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 14, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
55,168 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Engine
Part number
310450001
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2
Part time
48,973 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) TAIL 833 CREW REJECTED THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE TORQUE INDICATION ON THE NR 2 ENG WENT TO ZERO BOTH ANALOG & DIGITAL. AFTER TALKING TO MX, THE CREW TRIED AGAIN & THEY DID ANOTHER REJECTED TAKEOFF. BOTH REJECTED TAKEOFFS WERE BELOW 80 KTS. ACFT REMOVED FOR THE LINE & START TROUBLESHOOTING. NR 2 ENG TORQUE INDICATOR & TORQUE SENSOR REPLACED & NO FIX. ALSO THE NR 2 ENG HARNESS REPLACED & NO FIX. ENG NR 1 & NR 2, TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONING UNIT & ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SWAP & STILL NO FIX. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS FOUND THAT WE HAVE STEADY SNAG WITH NR 2 ENG IN MAX & REVERSE, THE TORQUE RISE & SUDDENLY DROPS TO ZERO AT APPROX 50% OF TORQUE. DECISION WAS MADE TO REPLACE THE NR 2 ENG. INSPECTION WAS MADE ON REMOVED ENG & FOUND DAMAGE ON THE PROP SHAFT INNER PORTION & DAMAGE ALSO FOUND ON TORQUE SHAFT WITH METAL PART MISSING. THIS ENG WAS INSTALLED ON ACFT, THE 1 FEBRUARY 2010 REFERENCE WO 223552.