Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 8, 2019
Submitted
August 13, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
4,085 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
4,356 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE TURBO MACHINERY CHIP DETECTED FAULT CODE 938 (ENGINE #2) WAS RECEIVED VIA FAST SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND A CHIP WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE DETECTOR. FOLLOWING LAB ANALYSIS OF THE MATERIAL, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ENGINE WILL BE ROUTED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION. (TC# 20190211007)