Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
July 28, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft time
38,760 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Sense Line
Part number
3034514
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) NR 2 ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. A/C YAWED TO THE RIGHT. CREW NOTICED ONLY 30% TORQUE ON NR 2 ENGINE. TRIED TO APPLY MORE POWER AND NOTICED TORQUE CONTINUED TO DECREASE ON NR 2. SHUT DOWN ENGINE IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 ENGINE P3 SENSE LINE CRACKED AT OVER SPEED GOVERNOR "B" NUT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CRACKED LINE WITH A TEMPORARY LINE AND GROUND CHECKED THE NR 2 ENGINE AS SERVICEABLE. DAILY MONITOR IN PLACE FOR THE TEMPORARY LINE UNTIL TEMPORARY LINE IS PREPACKED WITH A SERVICEABLE LINE PN 3034514