Service difficulty report · Pump · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
August 1, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Part
Pump
Part number
3045965
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pcu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AUG 2019 ESN AW0212 (FEP ENGINE), TSN: 354.2 CSN: 456 CYCLES DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, AFTER SELECTING THE CONDITION LEVERS TO MAX AND ADVANCING POWER, THE #2 PROPELLER RPM WAS OVER NORMAL GOVERNING SPEED AT 1250-1280 RPM. PER QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. PAN PAN WAS DECLARED BY THE PILOT. AS THE PILOT WAS ON SHORT FINAL BETWEEN 700-800 FEET, THE PILOT ELECTED TO KEEP BOTH ENGINES RUNNING FOR THE LANDING, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. (TC# 20200228004)