Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
November 23, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Aircraft time
29,662 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) THE CREW REPORTED TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS. ABOUT 4 MILES OUT, THE CREW NOTED A CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT YAW. CREW SELECTED MAX POWER BUT THE LT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE LT TORQUE GAGE SHOWED 3 DOTTED LINES ACROSS THE DIGITAL READING. THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT FLASHED AND NR 1 ENGINE MAN LIGHT WAS ON. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. AFTER DOWNLOADING OF FDR, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE WENT INTO FEATHER POSITION. ARE ALL INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE PCU WAS SENT FOR DETAILED INVESTIGATION, NO FAULT COULD BE CONFIRMED, THE AIRFRAME WIRING HAS BEEN INSPECTED WITH NO FAULT FOUND TO DATE. THE INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING. IMPORTANT NOTE THAT 18 DAYS EARLIER, WHILE CARRYING OUT A MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN, THE SAME PROP HAD AN UNCOMMANDED FEATHER.