Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
July 23, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
5,845 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Gearbox
Part number
312163001
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Reduction
Part time
10,200 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) #1 ENGINE FAULT CODE 939 (RGB CHIPS DETECTED) WAS RECEIVED THROUGH THE FAST SYSTEM. MATERIAL WAS ROUTED TO THE LAB AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE M50. FAULT CODE REPEATED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RGB WILL BE ROUTED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR/INVESTIGATION.FOLLOWING ENGINE REPLACEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC# 20190726023)