Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
February 18, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
25,976 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI, THE PILOT NOTICED THE NR 2 ENGINE ACCELERATING ON IT`S OWN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE ACCELERATION AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE GATE SAFELY. THE FOLLOWING TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. WHEN THE ELECTRICAL POWER WAS PUT ON, NR 2 MANUAL CAUTION WAS ACTIVATED AND A FEW RESET PERFORMED. DURING GROUND TESTING, THE NH WAS REPORTED FLUCTUATING DURING START AND AGAIN THE ENGINE "RAN AWAY" ON IT`S OWN. THE EEC`S WERE SWAPPED, THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS VERIFIED, ANOTHER GROUND RUN ATTEMPTED WITH SAME RESULTS. BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE THE PLA WAS MOVED A FEW TIMES. AT NEXT ENGINE GROUND THE ENGINE PERFORMED NORMALLY. CUSTOMER ENGINEERING SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE MFCU.