Service difficulty report · Tube · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 18, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Tube
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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 NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN DURING CRUISE BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT ANY PILOT INPUT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WITH A SINGLE ENGINE. THE GROUND INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE P3 TUBE IN BETWEEN GAS GENERATOR CASE AND THE MONITORING FUEL CONTROL UNIT, MFCU, WAS FRACTURED. P3 TUBE WILL BE REPLACED AND GROUND RUN WILL BE CARRIED OUT.