Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 21, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AN UN-COMMANDED NR 1 ENGINE IN FLIGHT SHOWNDOWN OCCURRED DURING TAKE-OFF. IT WAS REPORTED A LOT OF NOISES, THEN 2 SECONDS LATER THEY HEARD "BANG" AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. SPEED WAS <60KT AND POWER SETTING WAS NOT SET 90 YET.