Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 23, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
23,970 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS REPORTED THERE WAS LIGHT VIBRATION ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A FUEL LEAK AT THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER VALVE DRAIN AT ANY POWER SETTING CONDITIONS. THE LEAK RATE WAS 200ML OF FUEL AFTER A 5 MINUTES RUN AT IDLE, LOW POWER FEATHER.