Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
April 16, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
D2887355C
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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) FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO DO AN AIR-RETURN AFTER SHUTTING DOWN NR 2 ENGINE IN FLIGHT DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMP AT 112 DEGREES. CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE. CREW STATED THAT WHILE RISING ON CLIMB OUT, F/O BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHOWING A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MOT. CAPTAIN THEN LEVELED OUT AT 5000 ALT TO FOLLOW QRH AND CONTACT TOWER. AT THIS POINT PULLED BACK TO 20 PERCENT AND BEGAN DOING AIR RETURN AT THIS POINT FOUND THE OIL TEMP AT 119 DEGREE`S AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. CREW DECLARED THE EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY MAINTENANCE: FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING IN IAD REVEALED THAT MOT OF 119, DEGREE C, PUT THIS EVENT IN AREA B REF AMM TASK 05-11-00-992-802, FIGURE 603. FOR MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, REFER TO AMM TASK 05-53-00-210-814, SUBTASK 05-53-00-680-002, STEP B, 1 THROUGH 6. THEN, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED HIGH MOT TROUBLESHOOTING IAW FIM 79-00-00-810-805 AND THE OIL COOLER BYPASS VALVE WAS FOUND AT FAULT. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND THAT THE LT ENGINE BYPASS DOOR WAS STUCK. THE BYPASS DOOR ACTUATOR WAS R & R AND OPS CHECKED GOOD BUT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE IFSD OF RT ENGINE.