Service difficulty report · Blade · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
July 18, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Blade
Part number
311820401
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hot Section
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO INITIAL CRUISE AT FL190 BUT ENCOUNTERED ICING. ICING WAS BEING SHED NORMALLY BUT CREW ELECTED TO CLIMB TO AVOID IT. AS THEY CLIMBED THE AIRCRAFT SHUDDERED AND YAWED. THEY NOTED LH ENGINE ITT INCREASING AND TORQUE DECREASING, OIL PRESSURE NOTED TO BE ZERO ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WHERE A NORMAL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. ENGINE WAS CHANGED. (TC# 20190725002)