Service difficulty report · Switch · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
June 21, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft time
24,515 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Switch
Part number
V319
Condition
Broken
Location
Power Lever
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, F
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) WE HAD AN ENGINE IFSD ON MSN 522 DUE TO THE RH ENGINE SURGE BETWEEN 80% AND 120% ON FRIDAY 21/JUNE/19. PRECAUTION ENGINE SHUT DOWN WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFELY LANDED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT: PILOT REPORT: THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY GOT AIRBORNE AND THE GEAR SELECTED UP THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A MALFUNCTION DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL. THE CREW INITIALLY HEARD THE CYCLING CHANGE IN ENGINE SOUND, AND FELT THE YAW. THEY THEN LOOKED AT THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE #2 ENGINE TQ WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 80 AND 120%. THEY DID NOT LOOK AT THE PROPELLER RPM GAUGE, BUT BASED ON THE TQ INDICATIONS DETERMINED THAT THE #2 ENGINE WAS OPERATING ABNORMALLY AND SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN. THIS WAS THEN DONE, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND (AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS CONDUCTED). AFTER THEY HAD SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, THEY NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE MANUAL CAUTION LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. TECHNICIANS FOUND A BROKEN POWER LEVER #2 MICRO SWITCH (LABEL 6141-S4) (TC# 20190628008)