Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
14,910 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
D2887355C
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
CR
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) AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 ASL, THE OIL TEMP ON THE NR 2 ENGINE INDICATED 105 DEGREES. IAW QRH POWER WAS REDUCED BY 20 PERCENT AND TIMER WAS SET TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE. TEMPERATURE WENT TO 126 DEGREES THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS PER QRH. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ACFT LANDED AND WAS TAXIED TO RAMP WITH ESCORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN ENGINE OIL COOLER BYPASS ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM BY BOMBARDIER AND A FLEET WIDE CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY TO REPLACE THE VALVE. VALVE REMOVED WAS D2887-355C SN 1633, INSTALLED SN 439. CARRIED OUT AMM 05-53-00-210-814 AND AMM 79-21-06, LEAK CHECK CONDUCTED, SYS TESTED WITH NO FURTHER FAULT FOUND.