Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
October 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Condition
Overspeed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT THE NR 1 ENGINE DOWN DUE TO A PROPELLER OVERSPEED INDICATION. THE EMU DATA DOWNLOAD CONFIRMED THE OVERSPEED WITHIN ACCEPTABLE TOLERANCES FOR THE PROPELLER AND CONTROL SYSTEM. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE OVERSPEED.