Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
April 2, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, AT 3000 FT, THE NR 1 ENGINE MANUAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A SUDDEN DROP OF THE NR 1 ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE OBSERVED. IT THEN WENT INTO THE AUTO-FEATHER MODE AND THE NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN AUTOTRIM UP. FLIGHT CREW THEN ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN ENG 1. THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.