Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
April 30, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Part number
PW123E
Condition
Deteriorated
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT REPORTED STALL/SURGE AROUND 60-70% DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. PILOTS REPORTED THE DEFECT ON THE#1 ENGINE, HOWEVER UPON INVESTIGATION THE ENGINEERS REPORTED IT ON BOTH ENGINES. CUSTOMER CHECKED THE BLEED SYSTEM AND CONDUCTED A CAPPED RUN ON BOTH ENGINES , SURGE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE PAC RESULTS SHOWED NH AND NL MARGIN ALMOST ZERO. BOTH ENGINES HAVE TO BE SENT TO SHOP FOR PERFORMANCE RESTORATION. (P&WC) (TC# 20190628009)