Service difficulty report · Tube · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 11, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
57,404 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Tube
Part number
3034514
Condition
Fractured
Location
Os Governer
Part time
49,733 hours
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) IN CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED NR 2 ENGINE PARAMETERS SLOWLY DROPPING. AT 12 PERCENT TORQUE, DECISION WAS TAKEN TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND DIVERT TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED ON SITE AND FOUND THE P3 PRESSURE SENSING TUBE CONNECTING THE HYDROMECHANICAL UNIT AND THE PROPELLER OVERSPEED GOVERNOR FRACTURE JUST BEHIND THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR FITTING. THE TUBE WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED BEFORE RETURNING THE ACFT TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE HISTORICAL REVIEW INDICATES THAT THE TUBE WAS REMOVED/INSTALLED FEW DAYS EARLIER DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE LINE WAS OVERSTRESSED DURING INSTALLATION.